Small bowel volvulus due to giant mesenteric lipoma.
We report on a 14-year-old girl with acute intestinal obstruction due to volvulus of the small bowel caused by a giant mesenteric lipoma. To the best of our knowledge, this presentation of a mesenteric lipoma is unknown in the previous paediatric literature.
Cherian
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
Singh
S J
SJ
Broderick
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N
Zaitoun
A M
AM
Kapila
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008643:Mesentery / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery