title: Isolated omental panniculitis in a child with abdominal pain: case report.
abstract: Isolated omental panniculitis is a rare entity mostly seen in adults. It presents with the inflammation of the fatty tissue of the omentum. The symptoms may vary from local (e.g. abdominal tenderness or palpable mass) to systemic manifestations including abdominal pain, back pain, fever, weight loss and bowel disturbances. We presented this case as a first awareness of omental panniculitis in a child which must be kept in mind at the differential diagnosis of ileus so that unnecessary surgeries might be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Katip Celebi University Faculty of Medicine. Izmir, Turkey. mustafaonur.oztan@ikc.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Mustafa O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Oztan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tepecik Research and Education Hospital. Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tunc
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology, Tepecik Research and Education Hospital. Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uncel
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology, Tepecik Research and Education Hospital. Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulden
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Katip Celebi University Faculty of Medicine. Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koyluoglu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Child; Omentum; Panniculitis