title: Primary torsion of the omentum in a 6-year-old boy: report of a case.
abstract: In the absence of any pathological condition in the pelvis of children who present with acute abdomen, the observation of serosanguineous intraabdominal fluid should prompt the surgeon to investigate the omentum. A 6-year-old boy who was admitted with a clinical picture of acute appendicitis, and was later diagnosed during a laparotomy to have primary torsion of the omentum, is reported. Obesity, exercise, and the presence of a bifid omentum were confirmed to be the predisposing factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Istanbul, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozbey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D009852:Omentum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014102:Torsion Abnormality