Open AccessAdult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery
Author(s) -
Fumi Sawada,
Rie Yoshimura,
Kenichi Ito,
Kazuhiko Nakamura,
Hajime Nawata,
Kazuhiro Mizumoto,
Shuji Shimizu,
Takahiro Inoue,
Takashi Yao,
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi,
Atushi Kondo,
Naohiko Harada
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.825
Subject(s) - medicine , cyst , laparoscopy , calcification , surgery , carcinoembryonic antigen , abdominal wall , laparoscopic surgery , abdominal mass , adipose tissue , radiology , cancer
This report describes an extremely rare adult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery. A 29-years-old Japanese man was referred and admitted to Kyushu University Hospital because of an abdominal mass and an elevated serum CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) level (21.3 ng/mL) in August 2001. Abdominal CT and US demonstrated a cystic mass with septum and calcification. Laparoscopy showed a large mass to be attached to his abdominal wall, measuring 110 mm x 70 mm x 50 mm and filled with mucus. The mass was resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery. The histological findings of its wall showed fibromuscular tissue, adipose tissue, calcification, and an intestinal structure. It was finally diagnosed to be an omphalomesenteric cyst.