TY - JOUR
T1 - Simultaneous idiopathic segmental infarction of the great omentum and acute appendicitis
T2 - A rare association
AU - Battaglia, Luigi
AU - Belli, Filiberto
AU - Vannelli, Alberto
AU - Bonfanti, Giuliano
AU - Gallino, Gianfrancesco
AU - Poiasina, Elia
AU - Rampa, Mario
AU - Vitellaro, Marco
AU - Leo, Ermanno
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen. The etiology is still unclear and the symptoms mimic acute appendicitis. Its presentation simultaneously with acute appendicitis is still more infrequent. We present a case of a 47-year old woman without significant previous medical history, admitted with an acute abdomen, in which the clinical diagnosis was acute appendicitis and in whom an infarcted segment of right side of the greater omentum was also found at laparotomy. As the etiology is unknown, we highlighted some of the possible theories, and emphasize the importance of omental infarction even in the presence of acute appendicitis as a coincident intraperitoneal pathological condition.
AB - Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen. The etiology is still unclear and the symptoms mimic acute appendicitis. Its presentation simultaneously with acute appendicitis is still more infrequent. We present a case of a 47-year old woman without significant previous medical history, admitted with an acute abdomen, in which the clinical diagnosis was acute appendicitis and in whom an infarcted segment of right side of the greater omentum was also found at laparotomy. As the etiology is unknown, we highlighted some of the possible theories, and emphasize the importance of omental infarction even in the presence of acute appendicitis as a coincident intraperitoneal pathological condition.
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U2 - 10.1186/1749-7922-3-30
DO - 10.1186/1749-7922-3-30
M3 - Article
C2 - 18959804
AN - SCOPUS:57849104492
VL - 3
JO - World Journal of Emergency Surgery
JF - World Journal of Emergency Surgery
SN - 1749-7922
IS - 1
M1 - 30
ER -