Small bowel abscess mimicking the clinical presentation of intussusception: report of one case.
Intraabdominal infections are common in children, but small bowel abscess in the pediatric age group is rare. This case report shows preoperative diagnosis of small bowel abscess in pediatric emergency department (ED) is difficult, and misdiagnosis can be easily made based on clinical presentations. We report a case of small bowel abscess mimicking the clinical presentation of intussusception in the pediatric ED. Definitive diagnosis of small bowel abscess was finally made with surgical confirmation of an inflammatory collection within the peritoneal space. Patients present with acute abdominal pain should be evaluated for intussusception as well as small bowel abscess.
Chen
Wen-Liang
WL
Department of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Wu
Han-Ping
HP
Chien
Kai-Wei
KW
Lin
Yueh-Min
YM
Lin
Ching-Yuang
CY
Chang
Chin-Fu
CF
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis*