Epiploic Appendagitis and Omental Infarction as Rare Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain in Children

Omental infarction and epiploic appendagitis are rare causes of acute abdominal pain in the pediatric population. Radiological evaluation is necessary to establish a specific diagnosis and to differentiate appendicitis from these conditions as they can be often managed conservatively without surgica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bianchi, Federica, Leganés Villanueva, Carlos, Brun Lozano, Núria, Goruppi, Ilaria, Boronat Guerrero, Susana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7931071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33562670
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric13010010
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Sumario:Omental infarction and epiploic appendagitis are rare causes of acute abdominal pain in the pediatric population. Radiological evaluation is necessary to establish a specific diagnosis and to differentiate appendicitis from these conditions as they can be often managed conservatively without surgical intervention.

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