Cystic Lymphangioma of the Mesenteric Root in an Adolescent, an Operative Challenge

The mass was then removed en-bloc with the third and fourth portion of the duodenum, the ligament of treitz, and several centimeters of jejunum (Fig. 2). The patient ultimately succumbed to a systemic infection three months postoperatively.2 By contrast, another case report noted antenatal discovery of two mesenteric root CLs. [...]after reviewing the literature, many, if not most, CLs involving the mesentery result in a bowel resection.3 A case report in which a CL was enucleated off of the duodenum and mesenteric vessels4 reported a duodenal stricture.