Abstract

MORALES MESA, Eduardo; GONZALEZ GARCIA, Nilvia Esther; CUBERO REGO, Maria de los Ángeles  and  TRELLES PORRO, Lissette. Mesenteric cyst present in newborn. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2009, vol.81, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3119.

Mesenteric cyst is a rare condition in neonatal stage and often is confounded with multiple pathologies of intra-abdominal organs. A clinical case diagnosed with prenatal diagnosis by anechoic image of superior hemi-abdomen. Patient required of many surgical interventions due to a mesenteric cyst coexisting with an "apple shell" ileal intestinal atresia. Clinical and nutritional treatment was difficult.

Keywords : Newborn; mesenteric cyst; ultrasound; intra-abdominal tumors; intestinal atresia..

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