Exophytic focal nodular hyperplasia torsion: A rare cause of sudden-onset epigastric pediatric abdominal pain

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Justin Lee, Mark Molitor, Mouied Alashari, William Winters, David E. Skarda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Pediatric
Torsion
Liver
Focal nodular hyperplasia
Abdominal pain
Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661400116X

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