Sawada F, Yoshimura R, Ito K, Nakamura K, Nawata H, Mizumoto K, Shimizu S, Inoue T, Yao T, Tsuneyoshi M, Kondo A, Harada N. Adult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(5): 825-827 [PMID: 16521206 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.825]
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Naohiko Harada, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center, Koga 811-3195, Fukuoka, Japan. haradan@fukuokae2.hosp.go.jp
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Case Report
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Fumi Sawada, Rie Yoshimura, Kenichi Ito, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Hajime Nawata, Naohiko Harada, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuhiro Mizumoto, Shuji Shimizu, Department of Surgery and Oncology, Fukuoka, Japan
Takahiro Inoue, Takashi Yao, Masazumi Tsuneyoshi, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan
Atushi Kondo, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Fukuoka, Japan
Naohiko Harada, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center, Koga 811-3195, Fukuoka, Japan
Correspondence to: Naohiko Harada, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center, Koga 811-3195, Fukuoka, Japan. haradan@fukuokae2.hosp.go.jp
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Received: June 10, 2005 Revised: June 19, 2005 Accepted: July 28, 2005 Published online: February 7, 2006
Abstract
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.
