Torsion of the Omentum: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen in a 14-Year-Old Boy

Acute abdominal pain is a common surgical presentation, and most often, the first line of consideration is to rule out acute appendicitis; this is more so when the patient is an adolescent or within younger age group. In most cases, other differentials are considered before omental torsion. Omental...

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Main Authors: Chijioke Chinaka, Shahbaz Mansoor, Mohamed Salaheidin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7257460
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