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. 2011 Oct 27;3(10):153-5.
doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i10.153.

Primary omental torsion: A case report

Stefano Scabini  1 , Edoardo Rimini, Andrea Massobrio, Emanuele Romairone, Chiara Linari, Renato Scordamaglia, Luisito De Marini, Valter Ferrando
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Primary omental torsion: A case report

Stefano Scabini et al. World J Gastrointest Surg. .

Abstract

A patient presented with an acute abdomen at the Emergency Department. The patient, a 69-year-old man, was admitted and underwent surgery with a provisional diagnosis of acute appendicitis. During surgery, omental torsion was diagnosed and the involved omentum was removed. The patient had no previous surgical history. Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen in children and adults who may present with various signs and symptoms; a preoperative diagnosis may therefore be difficult and can usually only be established during surgery.

Keywords: Abdominal pain; Omentum; Torsion.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Computed tomography scan images of the 69-year-old man showing a large inflammatory mass of the upper right side of the abdomen.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Torsion of the right part of the omentum that was twisted several times around its long axis (A) and omentum removed, showing ischemia and necrosis (B).
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