Omental Infarction due to Omental Torsion
Joint Authors
Nasu, Motomi
Kojima, Kuniaki
Katagiri, Hideki
Fujisawa, Minoru
Honjo, Kunpei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen and sometimes requires surgery.
Recently, we encountered a case of omental torsion diagnosed as omental infarction preoperatively.
An 18-year-old male presented to our emergency room with a chief complaint of lower abdominal pain since previous 2 days.
Because of his history of Down syndrome, an abdominal examination was very difficult.
Plain abdominal computed tomography (CT) suggested omental hernia adhering to the right paracolic gutters.
Two days after hospital admission, symptoms did not improve, and contrast-enhanced abdominal CT suggested omental infarction.
We performed an emergency surgery.
Upon exploration of the abdominal cavity, the greater omentum was found to be twisted four times and adhered to the right paracolic gutters.
We performed a partial omentectomy.
He was discharged 9 days after the surgery.
There was no cause of omental torsion in the abdominal cavity, and he was diagnosed as having idiopathic omental torsion.
In cases wherein the cause of acute abdomen cannot be detected, omental torsion should be considered, and abdominal CT could be helpful for the diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Katagiri, Hideki& Honjo, Kunpei& Nasu, Motomi& Fujisawa, Minoru& Kojima, Kuniaki. 2013. Omental Infarction due to Omental Torsion. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Katagiri, Hideki…[et al.]. Omental Infarction due to Omental Torsion. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Katagiri, Hideki& Honjo, Kunpei& Nasu, Motomi& Fujisawa, Minoru& Kojima, Kuniaki. Omental Infarction due to Omental Torsion. Case Reports in Surgery. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466960
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466960