title: Omental torsion after repeated abdominal blunt trauma.
abstract: Omental torsion is caused by the rotation of the greater omentum on its axis which may lead to tissue infarction and necrosis. It is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Signs, symptoms and paraclinical data are not specific. The patients usually undergo laparotomy for acute abdomen of poorly defined origin. High index of suspicious is required for the diagnosis of this entity. The diagnosis is usually confirmed after an explorative laparotomy. We present clinical characteristics and imaging findings of omental torsion in a young man following repeated blunt abdominal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosseinpour
authors.affiliation: Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdollahi
authors.affiliation: Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hoda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jazayeri
authors.affiliation: Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Talari
authors.affiliation: Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghpour
keywords: Acute Abdomen; Greater Omentum; Omental Torsion; Trauma