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Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Review

Primary omental torsion (POT): a review of literature and case report

Authors: Jacopo Andreuccetti, Cecilia Ceribelli, Ottavia Manto, Massimo Chiaretti, Paolo Negro, Domenico Tuscano

Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Eitel first described omental torsion in 1899, since then, fewer than 250 cases have been reported. Although omental torsion is rarely diagnosed preoperatively, knowledge of this pathology is important to the surgeon because it mimics the common causes of acute surgical abdomen. For this reason, in the absence of diagnosed preexisting abdominal pathology, including cysts, tumors, foci of intra-abdominal inflammation, postsurgical wounds or scarring, and hernial sacs, omental torsion still can represent a surprise. Explorative laparotomy represents the diagnostic and definitive therapeutic procedure. Presently laparoscopy is the first choice procedure.
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Metadata
Title
Primary omental torsion (POT): a review of literature and case report
Authors
Jacopo Andreuccetti
Cecilia Ceribelli
Ottavia Manto
Massimo Chiaretti
Paolo Negro
Domenico Tuscano
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-6-6

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