title: Omental torsion: a case report.
abstract: Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Most often it presents with sign and symptoms of acute appendicitis. It is seldom considered in the differential diagnosis preoperatively based on clinical findings and the diagnosis is only established during surgery. We present a case of omental torsion in a middle aged male patient who presented with findings suggestive of appendicular perforation and underwent emergency laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. dipen262@gmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajkarnikar
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery