Omental infarction in pediatric patients: sonographic and CT findings |
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Authors: | Grattan-Smith J Damien Blews David E Brand Theodore |
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Institution: | Department of Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30342, USA. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Children with omental infarction typically present with abdominal pain and are diagnosed clinically as having acute appendicitis. Our purpose was to perform a retrospective review of the imaging findings in nine children with omental infarction as an aid to radiologists in distinguishing this entity from acute appendicitis. CONCLUSION: In pediatric patients with omental infarction, both CT and sonography show a heterogeneous mass characteristically situated between the anterior abdominal wall and the colon. It is important for radiologists to recognize the characteristic imaging findings seen with omental infarction. |
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