Omental torsion.
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.
Sakamoto
Noriaki
N
Department of Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital, 1-6-6 Shimokamo, Sumoto, Hyogo 656-0013, Japan. saknm76@yahoo.co.jp
Ohishi
Tatsurou
T
Kurisu
Shigeru
S
Horiguchi
Hidehisa
H
Arai
Yasuaki
Y
Sugimura
Kazuro
K
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