Mesenteric lipoma presenting as small bowel volvulus

• DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2019.02.003
• Publication Date: 2019-02-13T17:23:56Z
• Authors: R.O. Alsayegh; R. Almutairi; E. Taqi; A. Alnaqi
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; RD1-811; Surgery; Pediatrics; RJ1-570; 3. Good health

Many patients will present to the emergency department with bowel obstruction, and here we report a 4-year-old girl, who presented to the pediatric surgery service with intermittent abdominal pain and bilious emesis. Her imaging studies showed a picture of small bowel volvulus without bowel ischemia, with a soft tissue, benign-looking, mesenteric mass, most likely mesenteric lipoma. This case report documents a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in the pediatric age group. Keywords: Mesenteric lipoma, Small bowel volvulus, Pediatric surgery