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01-06-2005 | Case Report

Mesenteric inflammatory pseudotumor as a cause of abdominal pain in a teenager: presentation and literature review

Authors: Kevin G. Vaughan, Abdulhameed Aziz, Manuel P. Meza, David J. Hackam

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 6/2005

Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IP) is an unusual cause of chronic abdominal pain in children. The management of these lesions is complicated by controversies surrounding their appropriate classification and the numerous alternate names with which they are described. Successful treatment requires careful radiologic and pathologic evaluation to distinguish IPs from other lesions, along with complete surgical resection. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy with IP and review the literature in an attempt to simplify the description of these tumors.

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Title: Mesenteric inflammatory pseudotumor as a cause of abdominal pain in a teenager: presentation and literature review
Authors: Kevin G. Vaughan
Abdulhameed Aziz
Manuel P. Meza
David J. Hackam
Publication date: 01-06-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 6/2005
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1395-8

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