1.
BMJ Case Rep
; 16(11)2023 Nov 09.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37945275
RESUMO
A previously healthy but overweight (body mass index (BMI) of 24.4) adolescent boy presented with fever and significant right-sided abdominal pain. An abdominal ultrasound scan revealed an omental infarction (OI), which was treated conservatively. OI has been described in overweight teenage children with abdominal trauma but can be missed if not considered. A missed diagnosis could result in an unnecessary laparotomy or laparoscopic surgery. Although CT is the gold standard for diagnosis, ultrasonography is an effective approach to identifying OI in children. The benefits of early diagnosis of OI by abdominal ultrasound include a shorter hospital stay and a reduction in unnecessary investigations and surgery.
Assuntos
Traumatismos Abdominais , Doenças Peritoneais , Masculino , Adolescente , Humanos , Criança , Sobrepeso , Tratamento Conservador , Infarto/diagnóstico por imagem , Infarto/etiologia , Infarto/terapia , Omento/diagnóstico por imagem , Omento/cirurgia , Traumatismos Abdominais/complicações , Traumatismos Abdominais/diagnóstico por imagem , Traumatismos Abdominais/terapia
2.
Arch Dis Child
; 105(6): 521-522, 2020 06.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32217526
3.
Thorax
; 67 Suppl 1: i1-40, 2012 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22730428