Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain
Torsion of exophytic liver focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a previously undescribed cause of acute abdominal pain in children. We report two cases of torsion of exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia causing acute abdominal pain successfully treated with surgical resection.
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| author | Justin Lee Mark Molitor Mouied Alashari William Winters David E. Skarda |
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| description | Torsion of exophytic liver focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a previously undescribed cause of acute abdominal pain in children. We report two cases of torsion of exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia causing acute abdominal pain successfully treated with surgical resection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79b76823f4704daa8dd8b6d1d8d542af2022-12-22T03:08:07ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662014-09-012940740910.1016/j.epsc.2014.08.010Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal painJustin Lee0Mark Molitor1Mouied Alashari2William Winters3David E. Skarda4Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah, Primary Children's Hospital, 100 N. Mario Capecchi Drive Suite 2600, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, USADivision of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah, Primary Children's Hospital, 100 N. Mario Capecchi Drive Suite 2600, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USADepartment of Radiology, Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USADivision of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah, Primary Children's Hospital, 100 N. Mario Capecchi Drive Suite 2600, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, USATorsion of exophytic liver focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a previously undescribed cause of acute abdominal pain in children. We report two cases of torsion of exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia causing acute abdominal pain successfully treated with surgical resection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661400116XPediatricTorsionLiverFocal nodular hyperplasiaAbdominal painSurgery |
| spellingShingle | Justin Lee Mark Molitor Mouied Alashari William Winters David E. Skarda Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Pediatric Torsion Liver Focal nodular hyperplasia Abdominal pain Surgery |
| title | Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain |
| title_full | Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain |
| title_fullStr | Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain |
| title_short | Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain |
| title_sort | exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion a rare cause of sudden onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain |
| topic | Pediatric Torsion Liver Focal nodular hyperplasia Abdominal pain Surgery |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661400116X |
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