Peritoneal Lipomatosis: A Case Report of a 12-Year-Old Boy

Abstract

Peritoneal lipomatosis is a rare disease in childhood with only two cases previously described in children. We report a further case of a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with peritoneal lipomatosis. His main symptoms were abdominal pain, alternating bowel habit, abdominal distension, and melaena. His diagnostic work up included an abdominal MRI, wireless capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy. Peritoneal lipomatosis although rare can be diagnosed in childhood. It is a benign clinical entity with variable manifestations.

Intraperitoneal lipomatosis: a rare clinicoradiological entity in a child

“…One was an 8-year-old boy with diffuse lipomatosis along with abdominal wall involvement. 1 Others included a 5-year-old boy 2 and a 12-year-old boy, 3 both having a presentation simulating irritable bowel syndrome.…”

“…Intraperitoneal lipomatosis is a rare condition with around 50 cases described in the literature and only three cases in a paediatric population. [1][2][3] Here, we report a case of intraperitoneal lipomatosis in a child with co-existing extra hepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO).…”

Guideline for wireless capsule endoscopy in children and adolescents: A consensus document by the SEGHNP (Spanish Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) and the SEPD (Spanish Spanish Society for Digestive Diseases)

“…Moreover, case reports are regularly reported on the effectiveness of CE for the diagnosis of a wide variety of diseases in young children and infants. Hence, the contribution of CE to the diagnosis of rare diseases such as peritoneal lipomatosis (15), lymphangioendotheliomatosis (8) or primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (16,17). Likewise, CE allows detecting intestinal microvascular malformations (18) or small bowel hemangiomas difficult to detect by conventional imaging techniques (19,20).…”