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CT scan showing giant chylolymphatic cyst.
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CT scan (Fig. 1) revealed cyst with fluid density...
Chylolymphatic mesenteric cyst abutting the jejunal mesentery.
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With a provisional diagnosis of a mesenteric cyst, surgical exploration was done which revealed a huge cyst 80 cm distal to the dudenojejunal flexure abutting the jejunal mesentery (Fig. 2).
Jejunal mesentery raw area after successful enucleation of the cyst.
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The cyst was successfully enucleated in toto (Fig. 3) The diagnosis was confirmed on histopathology which revealed a cyst wall lined with endothelium having lymphoid aggregates and foam cells (Fig. 4).