title: Acute aortic dissection mimicking acute abdomen in a 14-year-old boy.
abstract: Aortic dissection is extremely rare in children. Although it usually presents with severe chest pain, atypical clinical presentations mimicking various illnesses may cause misdiagnosis. In this report, the case of a 14-year-old boy with symptoms suggestive of acute abdomen, which was finally diagnosed as aortic dissection, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulser Esen
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Besli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cigdem Ulukaya
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Durakbasa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Busra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cakir
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001027:Aortography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: abdominal pain; acute abdomen; aortic dissection; children; computed tomography