Torsion of a giant pedunculated liver hemangioma mimicking acute appendicitis: a case report

Hemangiomas are the most common benign neoplasms affecting the liver. They occur at all ages. Most cases are asymptomatic and do not require any treatment. Rarely, hemangiomas can be pedunculated. If they undergo torsion and infarction, they become symptomatic. Herein; we report the case of a 31 yea...

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Published in:World journal of emergency surgery 2010-01, Vol.5 (1), p.2-2
Main Authors: Ersoz, Feyzullah, Ozcan, Ozhan, Toros, Ahmet Burak, Culcu, Serdar, Bektas, Hasan, Sari, Serkan, Pasaoglu, Esra, Arikan, Soykan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Appendicitis
Care and treatment
Case report
Diagnosis
Hemangioma
Liver
Properties
Surgery
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Summary:Hemangiomas are the most common benign neoplasms affecting the liver. They occur at all ages. Most cases are asymptomatic and do not require any treatment. Rarely, hemangiomas can be pedunculated. If they undergo torsion and infarction, they become symptomatic. Herein; we report the case of a 31 year old male presenting with features of acute appendicitis: continuous right iliac fossa pain, rebound, guarding tenderness at McBurney' s point, nausea, anorexia, shifted white blood cell count and a Mantrels score of 6. At laparotomy a normal appendix was observed and a torsioned pedinculated liver hemangioma turned out to be the cause.
ISSN:1749-7922
1749-7922
DOI:10.1186/1749-7922-5-2