title: Primary omental torsion in children: case report.
abstract: Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, we report a case of 10-year-old boy admitted with crampy abdominal pain, routine laboratory tests and plain abdominal radiography was normal, the patient underwent surgical exploration with the initial diagnosis of appendicitis, primary omental torsion was confirmed and the omentum was untwisted, with good postoperative evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Fez, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Khattala
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: Tenorkorang Snr
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Somuah
authors.forename: Elmadi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: Bouabdallah
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Youssef
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
keywords: childhood; emergency; omental torsion; surgery
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