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Query: UMLS:C0000727 (
acute abdomen
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Omental infarction is a rare cause of
acute abdomen
in childhood. We describe a case of omental infarction mimicking acute appendicitis occurring in a child with cyclical neutropenia.
Neutropenic enterocolitis
, a serious cause of the
acute abdomen
, has been linked with cyclical neutropenia. In neutropenic patients, omental infarction when diagnosed pre-operatively can be managed conservatively with the focus on improving the neutrophil count. If after imaging the diagnosis is in doubt, there should be a low threshold for laparoscopy. The low incidence of omental infarction will continue to mean that it is a diagnosis made at operation for suspected appendicitis. In these cases, the infarcted tissue may be removed by the laparoscopic or open technique.
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PMID:Unusual cause of acute abdomen--omental infarction occurring in a child with cyclical neutropenia. 2035 33
