Omental infarction preceded by anatomically upturned omentum.
We report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen revealed spontaneous omental torsion with no other noticeable findings. Notably, a computed tomography exam 6 months prior demonstrated the omentum located within the anterior hepatic space, suggesting that the patient had a hypermobile, upturned omentum. To our knowledge, this is the first case report illustrating an anatomically upturned omentum as precursor to omental infarction.
Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, Box 0628, M-372, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628.
Wilbur
W
Wang
Zhen Jane
ZJ
Wang
Emily M
EM
Webb
Antonio C
AC
Westphalen
Andrew J
AJ
Gross
Benjamin M
BM
Yeh
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Greater omentum; Omental infarction; Omentum