Omental torsion: An uncommon cause of abdominal pain

Abstract

Background: Omental torsion is an uncommon cause of an acute abdomen. Most often it presents with sign and symptoms of acute appendicitis. We report this case to reveal the clinical presentation and computed tomography imagine findings of omental torsion as an uncommon cause of abdominal pain. case report: A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of right lower abdominal pain. There was no pathological sign except millimetric stones in the gall bladder and free fluid in the right lower quadrant in abdominal ultrasonography. Then computed tomography was performed and it shoved omental whirl sign and increased density in great omentum consistent with omental torsion. Thus, a diagnosis of omental torsion was made immediately, which was confirmed by subsequent surgery. conclusion: Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, but especially it will be remembered for patients with unclear symptoms and nonspecific abdominal pain.