A rare case of pediatric volvulus caused by a persistent omphalomesenteric cyst

A persistent omphalomesenteric duct is one possible cause of small-bowel volvulus, a rare cause of acute abdomen in children. A four-year-old child was admitted to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain and incoercible vomiting, with neither abdominal guarding nor relevant abnormalities reveal...

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Main Author: Valpaços,Catarina (author)
Other Authors: Costa,Mariana (author), Figueiredo,Suzana (author), Silva,Ana Raquel (author), Correia-Pinto,Jorge (author), Osório,Angélica (author)
Format: report
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0872-07542018000400007
Country:Portugal
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