title: [Torsion of the large omentum in Prader-Willi syndrome].
abstract: Although excess fat deposition in the omentum and obesity have been suggested as possible predisposing factors for omental torsion, no previous descriptions of an association between the Prader-Willi syndrome and omental torsion have been found in the literature. We therefore report the case of a 6-year-old boy with Prader-Willi syndrome and primary torsion of the greater omentum.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Kantonsspital, Luzern.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassetti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donati
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buetti
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: Torsion des grossen Omentums bei Prader-Willi-Syndrom.