White mesentery and chylous ascites: an interesting presentation of mesenteric lymphangioma.
J Surg Case Rep
; 2019(11): rjz301, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
We present an interesting and unusual case of a 57-year-old woman presenting with symptoms concerning for a bowel obstruction, and diagnostic imaging concerning for an internal hernia. The patient underwent an emergency laparotomy and was found to have chylous ascites throughout the abdomen, and the extravasation of chyle into the mesentery giving an appearance of a white mesentery. During this case, we will present all of the findings and discuss the unusual underlying pathology.
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