Valentino Syndrome: Case Report

• Autor(a) principal: Sacras, Maria Luís
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: , Pedro Reino Pires, Ladeira, Catarina, Knoblich, Maria, Pereira, Sara Cordeiro, Alves, Rui
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.25754/pjp.2023.24865
• topic: Case reports

Abdominal pain is a common complaint in the pediatric emergency department. Perforation of a peptic ulcer is a rare occurrence in children and is a commonly overlooked etiology. This study presents a case of a previously healthy 16-yearold male presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Physical examination, laboratory test, and ultrasound results were suggestive of acute appendicitis. The laparoscopy results, which showed a normal appendix, and the following clinical findings, led to the diagnosis of a perforated pre-pyloric ulcer. Valentino syndrome occurs when a patient with a perforated ulcer presents with pain in the right lower quadrant, which mimics appendicitis, a far more common condition.