PRIMARY TORSION OF THE OMENTUM MIMICKING ACUTE APPENDICITIS - REPORT OF A CASE

A case of primary omental torsion seen in a 26-year-old man is discuss ed. All signs and symptoms mimicked acute apendicitis. The patient und erwent emergency laparotomy in which a normal appendix and serohemorrh agic fluid in the pelvis were observed. The pathological diagnosis was a primary torsioned omentum which was thus excised. This case helps t o emphasize the importance of a routine exploration of the abdomen whe n serohemorrhagic fluid is found at the time of laparotomy in the abse nce of any pathological condition in the pelvis.