Mesenteric lipoma presenting as small bowel volvulus
Many patients will present to the emergency department with bowel obstruction, and here we report a 4-year-old girl, who presented to the pediatric surgery service with intermittent abdominal pain and bilious emesis. Her imaging studies showed a picture of small bowel volvulus without bowel ischemia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618302963 |
| Summary: | Many patients will present to the emergency department with bowel obstruction, and here we report a 4-year-old girl, who presented to the pediatric surgery service with intermittent abdominal pain and bilious emesis. Her imaging studies showed a picture of small bowel volvulus without bowel ischemia, with a soft tissue, benign-looking, mesenteric mass, most likely mesenteric lipoma. This case report documents a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in the pediatric age group. Keywords: Mesenteric lipoma, Small bowel volvulus, Pediatric surgery |
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| ISSN: | 2213-5766 |