Primary omental infarction: a rare cause of acute abdomen

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dc.contributor.authorPawar, Neerajen_US
dc.contributor.authorKishore, Ananden_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:04:36Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:04:36Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractPrimary omental infarction (POI) is a rare cause of acute abdomen. It frequently mimics other causes of acute abdomen. It is being diagnosed more frequently with the advancement of radiology. Here we report a case of a 35 years old man admitted in emergency with pain right side abdomen since past 2 days. On physical examination patient was febrile with tenderness and guarding over right side of abdomen, TLC (total leucocyte count) - 13.2×109/l, mild rise in bilirubin with rest blood investigations being normal. CT (computed tomography) abdomen was s/o omental infarction. On diagnostic laparoscopy gangrenous omentum with torsion over a vascular pedicle was noted, omentectomy was performed laparoscopically. In conclusion omental infarction should be kept as a differential diagnosis in acute abdomen especially right-side abdominal pathologies. It can be managed conservatively but if signs of sepsis are there it is wise to perform a diagnostic laparoscopy.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of General Surgery, Max Hospital, Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPawar Neeraj, Kishore Anand. Primary omental infarction: a rare cause of acute abdomen. International Surgery Journal. 2020 Jun; 7(6): 2019-2021en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3305
dc.identifier.issn2349-2902
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/212974
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20202424en_US
dc.subjectPOIen_US
dc.subjectTLCen_US
dc.subjectCTen_US
dc.subjectPost-operative dayen_US
dc.titlePrimary omental infarction: a rare cause of acute abdomenen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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