title: Omental torsion.
abstract: A 65-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of right lower abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography showed a whirling pattern of fatty streaks and vessels in the greater omentum. From this typical finding, a diagnosis of omental torsion was made immediately, which was confirmed by subsequent surgery. We report a case of surgically and pathologically proven omental torsion that demonstrated a typical appearance on computed tomography and was diagnosed preoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital, 1-6-6 Shimokamo, Sumoto, Hyogo 656-0013, Japan. saknm76@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Tatsurou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohishi
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurisu
authors.forename: Hidehisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Kazuro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimura
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery