Pediatric omental torsion: A rare radiologic diagnostic challenge
Burak Öztürk, Ayşe Aysel Köseoğulları Bulut · 2026
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Description
Öztürk and Bulut present a case report, published in 2026, on a rare cause of belly pain in a teenager. The condition is a twisting of the omentum, the fatty apron that hangs inside the abdomen. About 400 cases exist in the medical literature, and few are caught before surgery. Children account for only a small share. Its signs are vague and usually point doctors toward appendicitis instead. Their patient was a 15-year-old boy with five days of abdominal pain.
Tests suggested inflammation, but scans showed a normal appendix. A CT scan then revealed two telling signs: a twisted vessel stalk and a whirlpool pattern in the fat. With that lead, the team operated and confirmed the twist. The case shows how one good scan can spare a child the wrong operation. It also adds a rare pediatric case to the record.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Burak Öztürk, Ayşe Aysel Köseoğulları Bulut |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |