OMENTAL INFARCTION: A RARE CAUSE OF AN ACUTE ABDOMEN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: A CASE REPORT.

Omental infarction is an unusual cause of acute abdominal pain in adults. Usually the condition similar to common causes of acute abdomen such as acute cholecystitis, acute appendicitis or acute pancreatitis. We report the case of a 50 -year-old women who presented with a 1-day history of severe right-sided abdominal pain mimicking acute appendicitis. Abdominal computed tomography scan revealed heterogeneous, localized, segmental omentum fat stranding infraction seen in the lower right quadrant, suspicious for omental infarction. She was started on conservative management with analgesics and hydration. She improved symptomatically and was discharged.