Solitary mesenteric vascular anomaly presenting as acute abdomen

Solitary mesenteric vascular anomaly presenting as acute abdomen

A 4-year-old girl with a solitary vascular anomaly of the mesentery presented with acute lower abdominal pain. Despite the use of ultrasound, computed tomography scan and image-guided core biopsies, the lesion was initially mistaken for an inflammatory intra-abdominal mass. The correct diagnosis was made at laparotomy. Solitary vascular anomaly of the mesentery is rare and its presentation as a...

Hypothyroidism presenting as acute abdomen.

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Hepatoblastoma presenting as an acute abdomen.

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Chilaiditi's syndrome presenting as acute abdomen.

Polycythaemia vera presenting as an acute abdomen.

A patient who presented with severe abdominal pain was found to have an intrahepatic haematoma complicating previously undiagnosed polycythaemia vera (PV). Full recovery followed treatment with bed rest, control of hypertension, daily venesection and 32P. The hazards of surgery in uncontrolled PV are discussed and re-emphasized.