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Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen

Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, and the cause of omental infarction itself remains unknown. The diagnosis of omental infarction is occasionally made intra-operatively, because it is poorly known and presents no specific clinical features. Therefore omental infarction shou...

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Autores principales: Araújo, José de Arimatéia Batista, Martines, João Augusto dos Santos, Martines, Brenda Margatho Ramos, Lourenção, Rodrigo Montenegro, Pinto, Lorena Elaine Amorim, de Castro, Cláudio Campi
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31528571
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2012.016
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author Araújo, José de Arimatéia Batista
Martines, João Augusto dos Santos
Martines, Brenda Margatho Ramos
Lourenção, Rodrigo Montenegro
Pinto, Lorena Elaine Amorim
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author_facet Araújo, José de Arimatéia Batista
Martines, João Augusto dos Santos
Martines, Brenda Margatho Ramos
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description Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, and the cause of omental infarction itself remains unknown. The diagnosis of omental infarction is occasionally made intra-operatively, because it is poorly known and presents no specific clinical features. Therefore omental infarction should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal inflammatory processes, mainly those affecting the right lower quadrant. The increasing use of computed tomography in cases of acute abdomen has facilitated the diagnosis of omental infarction in the pre-operative period. Here, we present the case of a 36-year-old, overweight female patient with clinical symptoms of acute abdomen. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed indications of omental infarction. The patient was treated conservatively with analgesics and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory. The clinical evolution was favorable.
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spelling pubmed-67355522019-09-16 Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen Araújo, José de Arimatéia Batista Martines, João Augusto dos Santos Martines, Brenda Margatho Ramos Lourenção, Rodrigo Montenegro Pinto, Lorena Elaine Amorim de Castro, Cláudio Campi Autops Case Rep Article / Clinical Case Reports Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, and the cause of omental infarction itself remains unknown. The diagnosis of omental infarction is occasionally made intra-operatively, because it is poorly known and presents no specific clinical features. Therefore omental infarction should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal inflammatory processes, mainly those affecting the right lower quadrant. The increasing use of computed tomography in cases of acute abdomen has facilitated the diagnosis of omental infarction in the pre-operative period. Here, we present the case of a 36-year-old, overweight female patient with clinical symptoms of acute abdomen. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed indications of omental infarction. The patient was treated conservatively with analgesics and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory. The clinical evolution was favorable. São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2012-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6735552/ /pubmed/31528571 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2012.016 Text en Copyright © 2012 Autopsy and Case Reports http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed of terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any médium provided article is properly cited.
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Martines, João Augusto dos Santos
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Lourenção, Rodrigo Montenegro
Pinto, Lorena Elaine Amorim
de Castro, Cláudio Campi
Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen
title Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen
title_full Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen
title_fullStr Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen
title_full_unstemmed Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31528571
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2012.016
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