-
- Yue Wang, Ran Huang, Chun Li, and Weisong Li.
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China.
- Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Apr 15; 101 (15): e29184e29184.
RationaleTorsion of the omentum and infarction are rare and unusual disorders that often present as acute abdominal pain in the population. The diagnosis of omental torsion is based on clinical and imaging examinations.Patient ConcernsA 7-year-old girl presented with acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain, with symptoms resembling acute appendicitis.DiagnosisThe patient was diagnosed with omental torsion based on imaging and laparoscopy.InterventionsLaparoscopic exploration was performed.OutcomesThe patient was discharged seven days after satisfactory postoperative recovery.LessonsOmental torsion should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain, particularly in patients with free hemorrhagic fluid in the abdominal cavity and pelvis.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..