title: [Primary torsion of omentum in childhood].
abstract: The authors report a case of a primary torsion of the omentum in an eleven-year old child who had been operated with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. They take the opportunity to re-examine this idiopathic lesion with a review of world literature and case reports and they discuss the etiology, pathogenesis and pathology. The importance for the surgeon to inspect the omentum in all the so-called "negative" acute abdomen is enhanced.
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: La torsione primitiva dell'omento nel bambino.