MESENTERIC LYMPHANGIOMA - A RARE CAUSE OF AN ACUTE

Mesenteric lymphangioma is a rare, benign cystic tumor of the lymphati c system, which is commonly found in younger children and may in certa in cases lead to an acute abdominal manifestation, The treatment of ch oice is surgical resection without damage to the blood supply of the b owel. The prognosis is generally favourable, but with increasing tumor size radical resection becomes more difficult and local recurrence mo re probable.