IDIOPATHIC SEGMENTAL INFARCTION OF GREATER OMENTUM (ISIGO) A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE ABDOMEN

ameenah khan

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A 52-year-old man presented to the  the emergency department with severe right-sided abdominal pain. Murphy’s sign was elicited. A presumptive diagnosis of acute cholecystitis was made .Ultrasound of the abdomen revealed normal appearance of   gallbladder . CECT scan of his abdomen and pelvis demonstrated focal ,non enhancing ,mass like mesenteric fat stranding & thickening of greater omentum in right perihepatic region .The patient was diagnosed with  idiopathic segmental infarction of greater omentum.  (ISIGO) is a rare cause of right-sided abdominal pain, mimicking  acute surgical pathologies .CT features can be diagnostic, but due to its rarity the diagnosis is often missed. We present a case of ISIGO  and discuss the utility of CT scan  & role of conservative management of ISIGO . The literature about the incidence, pathogenesis, and management of omental infarction is reviewed and presented to the reader.


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