title: Primary torsion of the omentum mimicking acute appendicitis: report of a case.
abstract: A case of primary omental torsion seen in a 26-year-old man is discussed. All signs and symptoms mimicked acute appendicitis. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy in which a normal appendix and serohemorrhagic fluid in the pelvis were observed. The pathological diagnosis was a primary torsioned omentum which was thus excised. This case helps to emphasize the importance of a routine exploration of the abdomen when serohemorrhagic fluid is found at the time of laparotomy in the absence of any pathological condition in the pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Saraç
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yeğen
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Aktan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yalin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality