Cases Journal
Tools
Share this article
JMCR
Considers any original case report or case series that expands the field of general medical knowledge, and original research relating to case reports.
Submit a manuscript
Open Access Highly Accessed Case Report

A rare case of a peritoneal cyst arising from the falciform ligament

Anish Patel*, Valentina Lefemine and Bangalore S Ramanand

Author Affiliations

Department of General Surgery, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 5UJ, UK

For all author emails, please log on.

Cases Journal 2009, 2:134 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-134

Published: 9 February 2009

Abstract

Peritoneal cysts are rare benign intra-abdominal lesions most commonly found attached to the mesentery of the ileum. They may be asymptomatic, present with abdominal pain, bloating or discovered incidentally. We describe the case of a peritoneal cyst located in an unusual position in a female patient; attached to the falciform ligament.