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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr-Jun;10(2):180-4.
doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.115050.

Omental cyst presenting with profound anaemia

Boma T Adikibi  1 , Richard Wood, Komala Pillay, Alastair J W Millar
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Case Reports

Omental cyst presenting with profound anaemia

Boma T Adikibi et al. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2013 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

A male infant presented acutely with profound anaemia and abdominal distension. At laparotomy, a huge omental cyst was found. We reviewed our experience of this rare cause of abdominal pathology identifying five further cases since 2005, with a variety of presentations. The optimal treatment, complete resection, is associated with a low morbidity. The presentation with profound anaemia and shock due to haemorrhage into the cyst is unusual.

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