title: CT and MR findings of torsion of greater omentum: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of torsion of the greater omentum, which occurred in a 39-year-old man with an adhesive inguinal hernia. Preoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a characteristic whirling fatty mass occupying the middle and lower abdomen anteriorly. MR imaging also showed difference of intensities in the twisted omentum, suggesting the presence of the pathological conditions of edema or congestion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shin-beppu Hospital, 3898 Tsurumi, Beppu, Oita 874, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cyujo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality