title: Laparoscopy-assisted excision of ileocecal dermoid cyst in an 11-year-old boy.
abstract: The ileocecal region is an extremely rare location for a dermoid cyst (DC) in children, and as such, it is not considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic masses of the ileocecal region. Herein, the authors present the first childhood case of ileocecal DC, which was treated with laparoscopy-assisted excision. DC should be included in the differential diagnosis for a cystic mass located in the ileocecal region in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ikarnak@hacettepe.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Elif Altınay
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kırlı
authors.forename: Diclehan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: Mithat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haliloğlu
authors.forename: F Cahit
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tanyel
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karnak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male