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Author Biographies
Khattala Khalid
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoTenorkorang Snr Somuah
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoElmadi Aziz
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRami Mohamed
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoBouabdallah Youssef
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoMain Article Content
Primary omental torsion in children: case report
Khattala Khalid
Tenorkorang Snr Somuah
Elmadi Aziz
Rami Mohamed
Bouabdallah Youssef
Abstract
Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, we report a case of 10-year-old boy admitted with crampy abdominal pain, routine laboratory tests and plain abdominal radiography was normal, the patient underwent surgical exploration with the initial diagnosis of appendicitis, primary omental torsion was confirmed and the omentum was untwisted, with good postoperative evolution.
Pan African Medical Journal 2013; 14:57
Pan African Medical Journal 2013; 14:57