OBJECTIVE: Infarction of the greater omentum is a rare etiology of acute @entity490 . The differential diagnosis, especially with @entity698 , is difficult to establish. CASE REPORT: A 29 years-old male presented with acute @entity490 . He underwent a laparoscopic resection on the 5th hospital day because of persistant @entity158 despite conservative management. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of @entity1188 . DISCUSSION: @entity39 is a rare entity. @entity28 and @entity65 are considered predisposing conditions. The @entity1188 tend to occur in the right side of the omentum. @entity490 is predominant in opposition to the @entity1 's good general condition. Laboratory results are usually nonspecific. Abdominal ultrasound may show a solid, ovoid, @entity75 . CT-scan may depict a fatty oval-shaped mass below the right anterolateral parietal wall associated with a thickening of the anterior parietal peritoneum. CONCLUSION: The correct diagnosis of @entity1188 is important to establish preoperatively in acute @entity490 , as in uneventful courses surgery can be avoided.

[ @entity1188 . Differential diagnosis in an @entity28 XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity698 :: ('MESH:D001064', 'Disease') :: ['appendicitis'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['Obesity'] @entity39 :: ('MESH:D009336', 'Disease') :: ['Primary segmental necrosis of the omentum'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['hyperechoic lesion'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarctions', 'omental infarction'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['Abdominal pain', 'abdominal pain'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular diseases']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patient']
