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[Primary acute diseases of the greater omentum in children]
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Primary acute diseases of the greater omentum, including torsion, infarction, and omentitis, affect 0.07% of pediatric surgical patients. Hemorrhagic exudate and normal or secondary appendiceal changes indicate omentum revision for prompt healing.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Pathology
Context:
- Acute abdominal conditions in children often present diagnostic challenges.
- Primary diseases of the greater omentum are rare but require prompt recognition.
Purpose:
- To analyze the incidence and clinical presentation of primary acute diseases of the greater omentum in children.
- To establish diagnostic indicators and surgical management strategies for these conditions.
Summary:
- The study reviewed 38 cases of primary acute greater omentum diseases: 16 torsion, 12 idiopathic infarction, and 10 primary omentitis.
- These conditions occurred in 0.07% of pediatric patients with acute abdominal pathology.
- Indications for surgical exploration and omentum resection include absence or secondary changes of the vermiform appendix and hemorrhagic exudate.
Impact:
- Highlights the importance of considering omental pathology in pediatric acute abdomen.
- Successful surgical management (omentum resection) leads to favorable patient outcomes.
Abstract:
Under analysis were 38 observations of primary acute diseases of the greater omentum in children: torsion of the omentum (in 16 patients), idiopathic infarction (in 12), primary omentitis (in 10). These diseases are met in 0.07% of all the patients operated upon with acute abdominal pathology. The absence of macroscopic alterations in the vermiform process or their secondary character, the presence of hemorrhagic exudate in the abdominal cavity are considered to be indications for revision of the greater omentum and its resection if a pathology revealed. All the patients were operated upon and healing followed.