Primary torsion of the omentum in a 6-year-old boy: report of a case.
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.
Ozbey
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Istanbul, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
Salman
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Celik
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D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D009852:Omentum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014102:Torsion Abnormality