%0 Case Reports
%T Case Report: A Child With Omental Infarction.
%A Zhang AY
%A Griffin GM
%A Karrington BA
%A Tamura GS
%J J Emerg Med
%V 64
%N 5
%D 05 2023 22
%M 37032205
%F 1.473
%R 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.02.008
%X Omental infarction (OI) is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, which is benign and self-limited. It is diagnosed by imaging. The etiology of OI is either idiopathic or secondary and due to torsion, trauma, hypercoagulability, vasculitis, or pancreatitis.<BR>Here, we present a case of OI in a child with acute severe right upper quadrant pain. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Correct diagnosis of OI via imaging can prevent unnecessary surgery.