title: Omental infarction in childhood.
abstract: We present a case of right-sided omental infarction in a child documented with ultrasound and multislice computed tomography and confirmed by surgery and pathologic examination. Omental infarction is a rare cause of right-sided acute abdominal pain in a child. Differential diagnosis includes appendicitis. With different imaging modalities a diagnosis can be made and avoid unnecessary appendectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, AZ St.-Jan AV, Bruges, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Kerkhove
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Coenegrachts
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steyaert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghekiere
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Casselman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography