León-Hernández A, Palacios-Acosta JM, Guzmán-Mejía JI, Shalkow-Klincovstein J

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ABSTRACT

Epiploic appendicitis is caused by torsion or spontaneous thrombosis of the draining veins of the epiploic appendages. This condition can mimick a variety of acute surgical abdomen. It is an extremely rare entity in childhood.
We present the case of a 10 year old boy, with clinical signs of acute appendicitis. Surgery was performed. During an exploratory laparotomy, several blind peduncular fatty lesions were identified adhering to the cecum´s serosa, which were dissected and resected. A prophylactic appendectomy was performed. The patient had a favorable outcome.

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