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Giant multiloculated omental cyst in a pediatric patient. Case report and literature review

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  • Callizaya Macedo, Giovanni
  • Auza-Santivañez, Jhossmar Cristians
  • Vallejos Rejas, Daniel Ramiro Elías
  • Quispe Sarmiento, Ritdber Alfredo
  • Flores Canaviri, Jhaleny Jael
  • Suarez Laime, Liliana Heydi

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Introduction: Omental cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions, with a frequency of 1:250,000, which often present asymptomatically. However, they can cause abdominal distension, or even surgical abdominal symptoms. Case report: A 3-year-old female patient presents with a clinical picture of 2 years of evolution, reporting progressive abdominal distention since she was one year old and abdominal pain for 2 weeks. Physical findings show an abdomen with great abdominal distention, tense and painful on superficial and deep palpation. A contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed abdominopelvic cystic lesions. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a giant multilocular cystic mass dependent on the greater omentum. The pathological report revealed a giant omentum cyst. A successful surgical resection of the cystic lesions was performed and a favorable post-surgical evolution was performed. Conclusions: Omentum cysts are rare in paediatrics. Diagnosis is based on imaging studies and is confirmed during surgery. Surgical treatment is effective and with few complications

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  • Callizaya Macedo, Giovanni & Auza-Santivañez, Jhossmar Cristians & Vallejos Rejas, Daniel Ramiro Elías & Quispe Sarmiento, Ritdber Alfredo & Flores Canaviri, Jhaleny Jael & Suarez Laime, Liliana Heydi, 2024. "Giant multiloculated omental cyst in a pediatric patient. Case report and literature review," SAP Multidisciplinary Open, South American Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:cwf:moarti:mo202488
    DOI: 10.62486/mo202488
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