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Intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma, in a newborn infant

Case report and review of the literature

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We report a newborn infant presenting with an intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma, in which necrosis and infection led to an unusual combination of solid and liquid areas observed by ultrasonography.

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Abbreviations

KUB:

Kidney Ureter Bladder

BUN:

blood urea nitrogen

MCT:

median chain triglycerides

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Institut Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium

    L. P. Brion & M. Tondeur

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institut Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium

    J. P. Goolaerts

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Institut Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium

    E. R. Avni

  4. Department of Pathology, Institut Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium

    D. Ardichvili

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Brion, L.P., Goolaerts, J.P., Avni, E.R. et al. Intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma, in a newborn infant. Eur J Pediatr 147, 553–555 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441990

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