Abstract: A middle aged man presented with intermittent worsening type of pain abdomen for two days in the upper right half of the abdomen. Pain mimicked other causes of pain abdomen in that region. Patient underwent computed tomography imaging which established the diagnosis of omental infarction. Patient was put on conservative treatment but the pain worsened. So patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopy which identified the part of torsioned gangrenous omentum adherent to anterior abdominal wall, which was excised and patient was asymptomatic and discharged the next day. In this report, we want to emphasise the role of laparoscopy for diagnosis and early treatment of the above condition.
Keywords: omentum, infarction, torsion, diagnostic laparoscopy.
Title: OMENTAL INFARCTION: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE FOR ACUTE ABDOMEN
Author: Nataraj Naidu R, Ramalingeswar.K, Hemanth.V, Satish Kumar.R, Madhushankar.L
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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