Abstract
We report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced
computed tomography of the abdomen revealed spontaneous omental torsion with no other
noticeable findings. Notably, a computed tomography exam 6 months prior demonstrated
the omentum located within the anterior hepatic space, suggesting that the patient
had a hypermobile, upturned omentum. To our knowledge, this is the first case report
illustrating an anatomically upturned omentum as precursor to omental infarction.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 12, 2013
Accepted:
July 5,
2013
Received in revised form:
July 4,
2013
Received:
May 13,
2013
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