Sudden Death in Children due to Mesenteric Defect and Mesenteric Cyst

Wong, Song W.; Gardner, Veronice

doi:10.1097/00000433-199209000-00009

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“…The case was a 23-month-old child who had small bowel volvulus associated with a mesenteric cyst and mesenteric defect. [21] Omental and mesenteric cysts are rare causes of abdominal pathology, and the treatment of choice is complete resection, which was possible in all cases from this unit, requiring a limited small bowel resection in one case. This is associated with a low morbidity and mortality.…”

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Omental cyst presenting with profound anaemia

Adikibi

Wood

Pillay

et al. 2013

Afr J Paediatr Surg

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A male infant presented acutely with profound anaemia and abdominal distension. At laparotomy, a huge omental cyst was found. We reviewed our experience of this rare cause of abdominal pathology identifying five further cases since 2005, with a variety of presentations. The optimal treatment, complete resection, is associated with a low morbidity. The presentation with profound anaemia and shock due to haemorrhage into the cyst is unusual.

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Omental cyst presenting with profound anaemia

Adikibi

Wood

Pillay

et al. 2013

Afr J Paediatr Surg

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“…In the case of pediatric patients the outcome is excellent, no cases of relapse being reported. There have been only two deaths associated with mesenteric cyst, caused by small bowel infarction from volvulus, and fetal hydrops …”

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Unique case of epidermoid cyst located in the omentum

Deaconu

Buccoliero

Martin

et al. 2015

Pediatrics International

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Cystic lesions deriving from the omentum are rare benign clinical conditions of uncertain etiopathogenesis. In this report we describe a case of antenatal diagnosed intra-abdominal cystic mass, which, due to the absence of symptomatology and constant ultrasound morphology over time, did not require immediate treatment. The present patient was followed up until surgery, which was performed at 4 years of age: on laparoscopy a cyst within the greater omentum was identified and excised. Histopathology indicated a cyst with epidermoid structure, which is unusual among the omental cysts reported in the literature.

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“…There was evidence of early peritonitis, which was attributed to the ischemic damage. Volvulus of the small bowel due to defects in the mesentery has been described causing sudden death [10]. Although this would appear to be an extremely rare occurrence, there is a reported association between congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and midgut malfixation [11].…”

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Congenital mesenteric abnormality causing death in an infant with a concurrent diaphragmatic hernia

Herbst

Langlois

2010

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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The principle causes of infant death are natural causes [including the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)]. Natural deaths in infants are principally due to infections, cardiovascular anomalies and other metabolic or genetic disorders. Gastrointestinal pathology including anomalies may also cause death in this age group. This case describes a 6 month old boy who had undergone repair of a diaphragmatic hernia when aged 2 days, but who subsequently died as a result of a mesenteric abnormality with torsion of the gut and a large fibrous walled bowel containing hernial sac in the left pleural cavity.

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Sudden Death in Children due to Mesenteric Defect and Mesenteric Cyst

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Omental cyst presenting with profound anaemia

Omental cyst presenting with profound anaemia

Unique case of epidermoid cyst located in the omentum

Congenital mesenteric abnormality causing death in an infant with a concurrent diaphragmatic hernia

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