• J Emerg Med · May 2023

    Case Reports

    Case Report: A Child With Omental Infarction.

    • Angela Y Zhang, Georgia M Griffin, Baer A Karrington, and Glen S Tamura.
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
    • J Emerg Med. 2023 May 1; 64 (5): 638640638-640.

    BackgroundOmental infarction (OI) is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, which is benign and self-limited. It is diagnosed by imaging. The etiology of OI is either idiopathic or secondary and due to torsion, trauma, hypercoagulability, vasculitis, or pancreatitis.Case ReportHere, we present a case of OI in a child with acute severe right upper quadrant pain. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Correct diagnosis of OI via imaging can prevent unnecessary surgery.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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