Ascites with no fluid in Morison’s pouch?

• Authors: Zoran Marjanovic , Nikola Vacic , Dusanka Dobanovacki , Andjelka Slavkovic
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Omental cysts are the least common cystic lesions of the abdomen. Large intraabdominal cysts can mimic ascites. The incidence of 1 in 20000 pediatric hospital admissions makes them hard to diagnose. We report a three year-old boy with accidentally discovered intraperitoneal fluid collection on ultrasonography. The patient was scheduled for operative treatment with working diagnosis of ascites, but finding of no fluid in Morison’s pouch brought to massive cystic intraabdominal lesion as differential diagnosis. The cyst was emptied; altered parts of the greater omentum were completely excised. Final pathology confirmed lymphangioma. Explorative laparotomy led to correct diagnosis and proper surgical treatment.

Keywords

EN

Child; Omentum; Cyst; Lymphangioma; Explorative laparotomy; Complete excision

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 564-566

Dates

published

1 - 8 - 2012

online

24 - 5 - 2012

Contributors

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Zoran Marjanovic

• Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, University in Nis, 18000, Nis, Serbia

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Nikola Vacic

• Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, University in Nis, 18000, Nis, Serbia

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Dusanka Dobanovacki

• Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, Health Care Institute for Children and Youth of Vojvodina, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

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Andjelka Slavkovic

• Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, University in Nis, 18000, Nis, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-012-0012-1