Rare cause of postoperative acute abdominal pain: Giant omental infarct later complicated by colonic fistulization

Abstract

Omental infarction is caused by vascular obstruction with resulting tissue ischemia, representing a rare cause of abdominal pain. It has been described as a rare complication of gastric bypass. It is important to recognize omental infarction and its possible complications as The management is usually conservative with surgery deferred to specific cases. We present the case of a 56-year-old male with a history of gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent esophagogastrectomy with Roux-n-y reconstruction and 3 months later presented with severe persistent abdominal pain, due to a path proven giant omental infarction. Patient later was complicated with a colonic fistula to the omentum.

Keywords

• Abdominal pain
• Omentum
• Infarct
• Torsion
• Necrosis