Two cases of omental torsion mimicking acute appendicitis.
Acute appendicitis is often simulated by other entities like mesenteric adenitis, worm infestation, Meckel's diverticulitis, urinary tract infection and rarely omental torsion. We report two cases, a 6 year old boy and an 11 year old girl, who presented with symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis but upon exploration turned out to be omental torsion.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
Feeroz Alam
FA
Khan
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
Naeem
N
Liaqat
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
Sajid Hameed
SH
Dar
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
Asif Iqbal
AI
Sandhu
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
Sajid
S
Nayyer
Appendectomy; Omental torsion; Omentectomy