Primary torsion of the omentum in a 6-year-old boy: Report of a case

Ozbey H., Salman T., Celik A.

Surgery Today, cilt.29, sa.6, ss.568-569, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02482356
  • Dergi Adı: Surgery Today
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.568-569
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute abdomen, Omentum, Torsion
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the absence of any pathological condition in the pelvis of children who present with acute abdomen, the observation of serosanguineous intraabdominal fluid should prompt the surgeon to investigate the omentum. A 6-year-old boy who was admitted with a clinical picture of acute appendicitis, and was later diagnosed during a laparotomy to have primary torsion of the omentum, is reported. Obesity, exercise, and the presence of a bifid omentum were confirmed to be the predisposing factors.