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[Omental torsion. Case Report]
Janny Lizbeth Zaleta-Cruz1, Javier Rojas-Méndez1, Ulises Garza-Serna1
1Escuela de Medicina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
Background:
Omental torsion is an infrequent cause of acute abdomen and its symptoms are non-specific, often presenting with pain at the right iliac fossa as the only symptom. Its aetiology remains unknown, but different risk factors have been associated with the disease, including obesity, congenital malformations, and tumours. These risk factors have been classified as predisposing or triggering, primary or secondary, and external or internal.
Clinical Case:
The is a case of a 24-year-old male who complained about pain in the right iliac fossa without any other symptoms. The diagnosis was acute appendicitis, but during the laparoscopic approach, omental torsion was found.
Conclusion:
The diagnosis of omental torsion is is complex. However, computed tomography and ultrasound have been used successfully. The treatment for omental torsion is the resection of necrotised tissue by a laparoscopic approach.
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