Mesenteric Cyst in a Child with Abdominal Pain: A Perspective from Emergency Department Attendance

Autor:	Sarah Mohammed Bin Hariz, Ahmed Hasan AlZaabi, Ghazy Habeeb Lutf, Biniam Tesfayohannes, Ayesha Musabbah Almemari
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	mesenteric cyst abdominal pain acute abdomen pediatric abdominal x-ray Medicine Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid RC86-88.9
Zdroj:	Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 4, Pp 281-284 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2149-5807 2149-6048
DOI:	10.4274/eajem.galenos.2022.81905
Popis:	Mesenteric cysts are rare benign intra-abdominal pediatric lesions. It has a variable clinical presentation from an asymptomatic mass to an acute abdomen that appears in the omentum or mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract. Abdominal ultrasound and complete surgical resection are the modality of choice for diagnosis and treatment. Here, we present 15 months old boy who presented to the emergency department with constipation and abdominal pain and was found to have a huge mesenteric cyst that was excised surgically.
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