title: Omental infarction: risk factors in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A series of 4 cases of omental infarction are analyzed. It is shown that obesity, as well as idiosyncratic anatomy, are factors in the development of this rare clinicopathologic entity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors reviewed the preoperative and operative records of all patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the cases of omental infarction were seen in obese children. Other than persistent right-sided abdominal pain, there were no other signs or symptoms. None of the patients had an elevated white blood cell count, and none had fever.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Computed tomography scanning is noted to be helpful in making the diagnosis. Laparoscopy is noted to be the procedure of choice, because standard incisions may preclude one from a proper exploration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Varjavandi
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lessin
authors.forename: Koorosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kooros
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fusunyan
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCauley
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed