Traumatic rupture of an unsuspected mesenteric cyst: An uncommon cause of an acute surgical abdomen following a minor fall

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-

  Klein, Michael D ^a,b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesenteric cyst; surgical abdomen; traumatic rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYST RUPTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MESENTERY CYST;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC CYST; RUPTURE;

EID: 9044228406     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199602000-00011     Document Type: Article

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