A Huge Mesenteric Lymphangioma Presenting as a Small Bowel Volvulus in a Paediatric Patient: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Sushma Thapa (Author), Abhinav Sharma (Author), Dipesh Upreti (Author), Om Bahadur Karki (Author), Sudeep Regmi (Author), Dilasma Ghartimagar (Author), Arnab Ghosh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lymphangioma is a benign tumor characterized by proliferation of thin-walled lymphatic spaces. Lymphangioma of the small-bowel mesentery is rare, with an incidence of 1 : 250,000, representing less than 1% of all lymphangiomas. The predilection of the tumor is in the head and neck (70%), axillary (2...