RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Large intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma managed by laparoscopic partial excision and modified drain with no need for open resection
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e229227
DO 10.1136/bcr-2019-229227
VO 12
IS 8
A1 Kay Tai Choy
A1 Merve Hartslief
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/8/e229227.abstract
AB A 57-year-old woman was referred to the emergency department after a CT scan ordered by her general practitioner to investigate her abdominal pain showed a large cystic mass. The simple cystic appearance with its location in the small bowel mesentery prompted a provisional diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma. However, concerns regarding the size, location and local involvement of neurovascular structures presented a technical surgical challenge. Here we present a case of minimally invasive laparoscopic drainage using a modified Jackson-Pratt drain that avoided a laparotomy and open resection.