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Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child

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PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 21, Issue 9, Pages 723-724

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1453-2

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vascular malformation; colon; pediatric; abdominal pain; appendicitis

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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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