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Omental torsion: CT features

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A 33-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of right upper quadrant pain and was initially diagnosed with acute cholecystitis. Abdominal computed tomography showed a whirling pattern of fatty streaks and vessels within the greater omentum, and surgery confirmed infarction of the omentum secondary to torsion. We report a case of surgically and pathologically proven omental torsion that demonstrated the typical whirling appearance on computed tomography.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, 249-1 Kyomoon-Dong, Kuri City, Kyunggi-Do, 471-701, South Korea

    J. Kim, Y. Kim, O.K. Cho, H. Rhim, B.H. Koh & Y.S. Kim

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital Hanyang University College of Medicine, 249-1 Kyomoon-Dong, Kuri City, Kyunggi-Do, 471-701, South Korea

    D.S. Han

  3. Department of General Surgery, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital Hanyang University College of Medicine, 249-1 Kyomoon-Dong, Kuri City, Kyunggi-Do, 471-701, South Korea

    H.K. Baek

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Kim, J., Kim, Y., Cho, O. et al. Omental torsion: CT features. Abdom Imaging 29, 502–504 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0155-2

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