A Case Report of Idiopathic Omental Infarction in an Obese Child

• Main Authors: Tomoyuki Tsunoda (Author), Tsuyoshi Sogo (Author), Haruki Komatsu (Author), Ayano Inui (Author), Tomoo Fujisawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Omental infarction (OI) is a rare cause of acute abdomen in children. A 9-year-old girl was presented with sudden-onset intermittent right lower quadrant abdominal pain and fever (37.9°C). Physical examination revealed abdominal tenderness in the right lower quadrant with localized rebound tendernes...