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Case Reports
. 2005 Sep;21(9):723-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00383-005-1453-2. Epub 2005 Oct 20.

Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child

Sherif Emil  1 , Siamak Milanchi, Adrian Goldstein
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Case Reports

Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child

Sherif Emil et al. Pediatr Surg Int. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

A 5-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain suggestive of appendicitis. Intraoperatively, a solid cecal mass was identified along with mesenteric adenopathy. A right hemicolectomy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed a vascular malformation with evidence of recent hemorrhage.

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