%0 Journal Article %T Infected mesenteric ileocaecal dermoid cyst in a child %A M Upadhyaya %A T Rogers %A MS Thyagrajan %J Journal of Surgical Case Reports %D 2010 %I JSCR Publishing %X Mesenteric dermoid cysts are a rare cause of abdominal pain. Although dermoid cysts occur in many parts of the body there have been only a few case reports involving the bowel mesentery. We present a case of a symptomatic mesenteric dermoid cyst involving the ileocaecal junction in a child. %K dermoid %K cyst %K pain %K paediatric %U http://jscr.co.uk/2010/12/paediatric-surgery/infected-mesenteric-ileocaecal-dermoid-cyst-in-a-child/