PMC3214489_01
Gross abdominal distention due to retroperitoneal lipoma
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F1
The child was in respiratory distress, the abdomen was grossly distended, tensed, and nontender, but with uniform dullness to percussion [Figure 1].
Retroperitoneal lipoma being delivered at the laparotomy
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F2
An emergency laparotomy was performed, which revealed a huge yellowish tumor arising from the retroperitoneal space occupying the whole abdomen [Figure 2].
The lipoma weighing 1.7 kg
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F3
By careful dissection the tumor was removed, It measured 26 x 19 x 13 cm and weighed 1.7 kg [Figure 3].