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Pediatric Surgery International
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International 9/2005

01-09-2005 | Case Report

Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child

Authors: Sherif Emil, Siamak Milanchi, Adrian Goldstein

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 9/2005

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Abstract

A 5-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain suggestive of appendicitis. Intraoperatively, a solid cecal mass was identified along with mesenteric adenopathy. A right hemicolectomy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed a vascular malformation with evidence of recent hemorrhage.
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Metadata
Title
Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child
Authors
Sherif Emil
Siamak Milanchi
Adrian Goldstein
Publication date
01-09-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 9/2005
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1453-2

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