Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review

Lymphangioma is a benign malformation of the lymphatic system. It usually affects the neck, head, and rarely, the abdomen. Volvulus is a serious condition, which occurs as a result of bowel twisting around itself or around the mesentery leading to severe consequences such as obstruction. The most co...

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Autores principales:	Shoog F Alfadhel, Abdulmajeed A Alghamdi, Saif A Alzahrani
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ca2e9cde225841299de1ac4acac531432021-12-02T17:05:51ZIleal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.AJM_203_18https://doaj.org/article/ca2e9cde225841299de1ac4acac531432019-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_203_18https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Lymphangioma is a benign malformation of the lymphatic system. It usually affects the neck, head, and rarely, the abdomen. Volvulus is a serious condition, which occurs as a result of bowel twisting around itself or around the mesentery leading to severe consequences such as obstruction. The most common cause of volvulus in children is malrotation. We report a rare case of a 2-year-old boy who was brought by his parents to the emergency room with the complaint of constipation for 5 days and vomiting for the last 4 days. Examination and plain abdominal X-ray suggested intestinal obstruction. Furthermore, ultrasonography indicated the presence of a cyst and dilatation of the bowel. On exploratory laparotomy, an ileal volvulus caused by cystic lymphangioma developed on the mesenteric wall and associated with ileal and jejunal dilatation was observed. The diseased segments were resected in addition to 5cm before and after the cystic lymphangioma to prevent recurrence.Shoog F AlfadhelAbdulmajeed A AlghamdiSaif A AlzahraniThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlelymphangiomaobstructionvolvulusMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 02, Pp 82-85 (2019)
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spellingShingle	lymphangioma obstruction volvulus Medicine R Shoog F Alfadhel Abdulmajeed A Alghamdi Saif A Alzahrani Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review
description	Lymphangioma is a benign malformation of the lymphatic system. It usually affects the neck, head, and rarely, the abdomen. Volvulus is a serious condition, which occurs as a result of bowel twisting around itself or around the mesentery leading to severe consequences such as obstruction. The most common cause of volvulus in children is malrotation. We report a rare case of a 2-year-old boy who was brought by his parents to the emergency room with the complaint of constipation for 5 days and vomiting for the last 4 days. Examination and plain abdominal X-ray suggested intestinal obstruction. Furthermore, ultrasonography indicated the presence of a cyst and dilatation of the bowel. On exploratory laparotomy, an ileal volvulus caused by cystic lymphangioma developed on the mesenteric wall and associated with ileal and jejunal dilatation was observed. The diseased segments were resected in addition to 5cm before and after the cystic lymphangioma to prevent recurrence.
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author	Shoog F Alfadhel Abdulmajeed A Alghamdi Saif A Alzahrani
author_facet	Shoog F Alfadhel Abdulmajeed A Alghamdi Saif A Alzahrani
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title	Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review
title_short	Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review
title_full	Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review
title_fullStr	Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review
title_full_unstemmed	Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review
title_sort	ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: a rare case report with a literature review
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/ca2e9cde225841299de1ac4acac53143
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Ileal volvulus secondary to cystic lymphangioma: A rare case report with a literature review

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