title: Primary omental abscess caused by Streptococcus constellatus: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The presentation of primary abscess of the greater omentum is similar to other acute abdominal disorders. It is a rarely reported phenomenon, and correct diagnosis is typically made during abdominal exploration.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and review of pertinent English language literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In a patient who presented with symptoms consistent with an acute surgical abdomen, an unusual intraabdominal pathogen was found within a primary omental abscess upon abdominal exploration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Abdominal exploration and resection is a reasonable approach to primary abscess of the greater omentum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA. george.lawson@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Castaldo
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D034365:Streptococcus constellatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed