Primary omental torsion mimicking acute appendicitis in a child: a case report
Salam Melhem, Hadeel I Bouzia, Nour H Moosa · 2026
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Salam Melhem, Hadeel Bouzia, and Nour Moosa report a misleading belly pain case in this 2026 report. An eight-year-old boy had one day of worsening right-sided pain, and an ultrasound first suggested early appendicitis, a very common cause of such pain in children.
Keyhole surgery told a different story: a twisted, bleeding lump of the fatty apron inside the belly, near the upper colon, while the appendix was only mildly red. Surgeons removed the lump and the appendix, and lab tests confirmed the fatty tissue had twisted on itself with no appendicitis present. The boy recovered well. The authors back keyhole checks when scans disagree with symptoms.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Salam Melhem, Hadeel I Bouzia, Nour H Moosa |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9644 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |