Open AccessLaparoscopic Excision of Omental Infarction Mass: A Case Report
Author(s) -
İbrahim Akkoyun,
Ayça Taş Tuna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archives of clinical and experimental surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-8133
DOI - 10.5455/aces.20120710022909
Subject(s) - medicine , infarction , surgery , general surgery , myocardial infarction
Omental infarction is a very rare cause of an acute abdomen in children. Symptoms, in particular, display a great similarity to those of appendicitis. A 10-year-old boy with omental infarction was successfully treated by laparoscopic excision. The authors have demonstrated that laparoscopic excision is a technically feasible and safe method associated with a shorter hospital stay, no requirement for analgesics and a good cosmetic outcome. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2014; 3(4.000): 247-250