title: Identification of a pediatric intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma using point-of-care ultrasonography.
abstract: Intra-abdominal cystic lymphangiomas are rare, benign congenital tumors that often present with vague symptoms, making diagnosis difficult. We report a case of a 4-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department with nonspecific abdominal pain. Her diagnosis of intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma was facilitated by point-of-care ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, *SUNY Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn; and †NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: D'Artagnan Francois
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Hinds
authors.forename: Elisa M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Aponte
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Secko
authors.forename: Ninfa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography