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A simple case of appendicitis? An increasingly recognised pitfall.

Manish Chand1, Patrick J Moore, Guy F Nash

  • 1Department of Surgery, Poole Hospital, Poole, UK. mans001@aol.com

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
|October 26, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Primary omental torsion can mimic acute appendicitis, presenting diagnostic challenges. Surgical intervention, like laparoscopy, may be necessary for accurate diagnosis and treatment when other methods fail.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Diagnostic Imaging

Background:

  • Acute appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdominal pain in the UK.
  • Atypical presentations of appendicitis can be mistaken for other intra-abdominal pathologies.
  • Diagnostic challenges arise when clinical presentation and initial investigations are inconclusive.

Observation:

  • A 43-year-old woman presented with migrating abdominal pain, initially peri-umbilical, then to the right iliac fossa.
  • Standard investigations including blood tests, radiography, ultrasound, and CT scans did not yield a definitive diagnosis.
  • The patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopy due to persistent diagnostic uncertainty.

Findings:

  • Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed primary omental torsion as the cause of the patient's symptoms.
  • An open omentectomy was successfully performed to treat the omental torsion.

Implications:

  • This case highlights primary omental torsion as a rare but important differential diagnosis in acute abdominal pain.
  • Diagnostic laparoscopy can be crucial in cases where non-invasive imaging fails to establish a clear diagnosis.
  • Timely surgical intervention is essential for managing conditions like omental torsion that mimic more common surgical emergencies.