title: Omental infarction: An unusual cause of right iliac fossa pain in children.
abstract: Omental infarction is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen in the pediatric population. We report a case of a 4-year-old male child with right iliac fossa pain. The final diagnosis was made on ultrasound and computed tomography findings. This entity needs to be differentiated from acute conditions like appendicitis, avoiding surgery.
authors: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Laxmikant
authors: L
authors: Gupta
authors: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Akshay K
authors: AK
authors: Saxena
authors: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Kushaljit S
authors: KS
authors: Sodhi
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Jai K
authors: JK
authors: Mahajan
authors: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Niranjan
authors: N
authors: Khandelwal
keywords: Computed tomography; omental infarction; ultrasound