Primary omental infarction – a benign cause of acute abdomen

Abstract

Omental infarction (OI) is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain. A high index of clinical suspicion is required for diagnosis of OI as the incidence is less than 1 %, presenting with abdominal pain. We report primary OI’s clinical and radiological profile from a single tertiary care hospital in India.

Keywords

• greater omentum
• omental infarction
• primary omental infarction
• acute abdomen
• radiology
• omentectomy