TY - JOUR
AR - AJSCR-2020-4-103
TI - Omental Infarction: A Review of 3 Cases
AU - Naveed, Abbas
AU - Salman , Ahmed
AU - Shahid , Kaimkhani
JO - American Journal of Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2020
DA - Mon 26, Oct 2020
SN - 2674-5046
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.AJSCR.2020.04.03
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/omental-infarction-a-review-of-3-cases_AJSCR-2020-4-103 
KW -  Omental infarction, conservative management, radiological diagnosis
AB - Omental infarction is an unusual cause of abdominal pain presenting in both adults and children; though it
is rare in both [1, 2]. The difficulty is in the initial diagnosis where it can present in a number of different
ways and may mask an underlying surgical condition [3, 4]. Most cases are managed without surgery,
however; continuing or worsening pain may push a surgical approach. We present 3 cases of omental
infarction, all with characteristic radiological findings. One had accompanying radiological features of acute
appendicitis, another continued abdominal pain and the third with symptoms responding well to analgesia.
The first and second patients required laparoscopic intervention, while the third was managed
conservatively.