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Author Biographies
Khattala Khalid
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Tenorkorang Snr Somuah
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Elmadi Aziz
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Rami Mohamed
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Bouabdallah Youssef
Department of paediatric surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Main 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
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