title: Giant cecal diverticulum in a child.
abstract: A 12-year-old girl with abdominal pain and fever underwent urgent surgery. As was suspected on computed tomographic scan, a large diverticular mass adherent to the cecum was identified. A diverticulectomy was performed. We report this rare case of a giant cecal diverticulum and provide an overview of known literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, A.Z. Sint-Lucas, Groenebriel 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium. thom.martens@ugent.be
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: Kjell
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fierens
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler