| Abdomen agudo secundario a hibernoma intraabdominal. |
| Sanjuan Rodriguez, S; Santamaria Ossorio, J I; |
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| Servicio de Cirugia Pediatrica, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil, Avda. Damian Tellez Lafuente s/n. 06010 Badajoz. |
| The hibernoma is a rare benign tumor derived of embrionary fat seen in adult, which is usually localized in scapular and interscapular region. It express as a slowing growth bulk without symptoms. The authors present a 2 years old boy with acute abdomen requiring urgent laparotomy, that shows a tumor connected to mesocolon by a vascular pedicle that had undergone torsion. No other similar case published been found. The treatment is surgical resection although recurrences have been reported due to incomplete resection. |
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