• J La State Med Soc · Jan 2006

    Case Reports

    Omental torsion mimicking acute appendicitis: a case report.

    • Darren Kies, Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias, and Ralph L Corsetti.
    • Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
    • J La State Med Soc. 2006 Jan 1;158(1):36-8.

    AbstractPrimary omental torsion is an uncommon cause of an acute abdomen that can mimic acute appendicitis. Herein we report a case of suspected acute appendicitis that proved to be a distal segment of infarcted omentum secondary to primary torsion.

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