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Mesenteric cyst

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A mesenteric cyst (MeSH C04.182.473) is a cyst in the mesenterium, and is one of the rarest abdominal tumors, with approximately 821 cases reported since 1507.[1] The incidence is between 1 per 100,000 to 1 per 250,000 hospital admissions.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Liew, S. C.; Glenn, D. C.; Storey, D. W. (1994). "Mesenteric cyst". The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery. 64 (11): 741–744. doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb04530.x. PMID 7945079.