[Acute abdomen attributable to cystic lymphangioma of the greater omentum].
A case of acute abdomen in a female child of 15 months caused by a cyst in the great omenturn that was twisted round on its pedicle several times is reported. This is the third case of its kind to be described in Italy and the patient the youngest reported in the world literature.
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Ospedalino Koelliker, Poliambulanza Mensi, Torino.
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis