In children, epiploic appendagitis has been seldom reported. We describe two children with clinical presentations mimicking appendicitis. A correct diagnosis was eventually achieved by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed at laparoscopy in the initial case. Our preliminary experience suggests that MRI is a valid and non-invasive alternative to computed tomography for characterization of unusual causes of pediatric abdominal pain in the acute hospital care setting.
Magnetic resonance imaging of epiploic appendagitis in children / Boscarelli, Alessandro; Frediani, Simone; Ceccanti, Silvia; Falconi, Ilaria; Masselli, Gabriele; Casciani, Emanuele; Cozzi, Denis. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY. - ISSN 0022-3468. - STAMPA. - 51:12(2016), pp. 2123-2125. [10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.052]
Magnetic resonance imaging of epiploic appendagitis in children
FREDIANI, SIMONE;CECCANTI, SILVIA;MASSELLI, GABRIELE;CASCIANI, EMANUELE;COZZI, Denis
2016
Abstract
In children, epiploic appendagitis has been seldom reported. We describe two children with clinical presentations mimicking appendicitis. A correct diagnosis was eventually achieved by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed at laparoscopy in the initial case. Our preliminary experience suggests that MRI is a valid and non-invasive alternative to computed tomography for characterization of unusual causes of pediatric abdominal pain in the acute hospital care setting.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
