Enlarged cisterna chyli diagnosed with ultrasonography – case report
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Published:2022-07-11
Issue:90
Volume:22
Page:196-199
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ISSN:2084-8404
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Container-title:Journal of Ultrasonography
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language:
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Short-container-title:J Ultrason
Author:
Łyczek Wojciech, ,Migda Bartosz,Kutyłowski Michał, ,
Abstract
Aim of the study: We present a case report of enlarged cisterna chyli in a
25-year-old woman. The diagnosis was made during a routine abdominal ultrasound
examination and afterwards verified with contrast-enhanced MRI. Case description:
Ultrasound revealed a large, lobulated, anechoic cystic structure with thin, smooth
walls, lacking any solid components. The lesion was located in the retroperitoneal
space, beneath the head of the pancreas, between the partially compressed inferior vena
cava and the aorta, extending almost to the aortic bifurcation. We performed a
contrast-enhanced MRI examination which confirmed the sonographic suspicion of enlarged
cisterna chyli, showing a non-enhancing cystic lesion in continuity with the thoracic
duct. Conclusions: Anatomy, sonographic and magnetic resonance appearance of cisterna
chyli as well as differential diagnosis are discussed.
Publisher
Medical Communications Sp. z.o.o.
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology