Background Omental infarction is a rare cause of an acute abdomen with nonspecific signs
that can be easily mistaken with other more common intra‐abdominal pathologies. The …

Aim To review children with Omental Infarction (OI) and the role of Ultrasound Scan (US) in
its diagnosis and management. Methods Cases of OI were identified retrospectively from …

Introduction Omentum is a well vascularized organ. Omentum infarction is uncommon. Most
of the cases are secondary due to torsion, intra-abdominal infections and vascular …

Our purpose is to describe the ultrasound sign for a correct non-invasive diagnosis of
omental infarction in children. From January 2014 to December 2018, a total of 234 children …

Omental infarction and epiploic appendagitis are rare causes of acute abdominal pain in the
pediatric population. Radiological evaluation is necessary to establish a specific diagnosis …

Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen especially in obese patients with
inconsistent history, examination, and laboratory findings. The liberal use of computed …

Objective Primary omental torsion (POT) is a rare condition in children often misdiagnosed
because of a lack of clinical manifestations. Here we present insights gained from the …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of omental infarction (OI) in children with suspected
appendicitis, the role of ultrasonography (US) in its diagnosis and management and the …

El infarto omental es una patología que se presenta cada vez más en los niños debido al
mayor uso de los estudios de imagen y al incremento del sobrepeso y la obesidad …

Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen with no definite consensus for the
best management. We report a young male who was successfully managed using a …