Huge omental lymphangioma with haemorrhage in children: case report

Omental cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign intraabdominal anomaly with uncertain etiology, predominantly occurring in children. Most cases of abdominal lymphangioma are asymptomatic. However, patients may occasionally present with acute abdomen because of an intestinal obstruction or peritonitis c...

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Published inThe Pan African medical journal Vol. 35; no. 20; p. 20
Main Authors Mahmoudi, Abdelhalim, Rami, Mohammed, Khattala, Khalid, El Madi, Aziz, Bouabdallah, Youssef
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
The African Field Epidemiology Network
The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects
Abdomen
Abdomen, Acute - diagnosis
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Abdomen, Acute - surgery
abdominal
Case Report
Case reports
Child, Preschool
childhood
Cysts
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hemorrhage
Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Hemorrhage - etiology
Hemorrhage - surgery
Humans
Infections
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnosis
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Lymphangioma, Cystic - complications
Lymphangioma, Cystic - diagnosis
Lymphangioma, Cystic - pathology
Lymphangioma, Cystic - surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging
Male
Mesentery
omental lymphangioma
Omentum - pathology
Omentum - surgery
Pain
Pediatrics
Peritoneal Neoplasms - complications
Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Peritoneal Neoplasms - surgery
surgery
Tumor Burden
Ultrasonic imaging
childhood
Abdominal
omental lymphangioma
surgery
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Summary:Omental cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign intraabdominal anomaly with uncertain etiology, predominantly occurring in children. Most cases of abdominal lymphangioma are asymptomatic. However, patients may occasionally present with acute abdomen because of an intestinal obstruction or peritonitis caused by infected cysts, hemorrhaging, and/or torsion. This report describes a case of omental cystic lymphangioma with acute intracystic haemorrhage. Ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed the diagnosis. Complete excision of the cyst along without omentectomy done with no clinical or radiological evidence of recurrence till 17 months.
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ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2020.35.20.8585