Case report: haemorrhagic mesenteric cyst mimicking appendicitis.
A five-year old girl who presented with an acute abdominal emergency was found to have a haemorrhagic mesenteric cyst intraoperatively. The clinical picture and the mode of management are presented and discussed. The possibility of a complicated mesenteric cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with an acute abdomen.
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Department of Surgery, Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia.
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*