A Case of Laparoscopy-Assisted Omental Resection for Omental Infarction in a Child

Abstract

We report herein on a case of an 8-year-old girl who was transferred to our hospital because of increasing abdominal pain over about a week. CT showed the dirty fat sign around the greater omentum. We diagnosed an omental infarction, and performed laparoscopy-assisted omental resection. Histological examination showed invasion of inflammatory cells, the growth of fibroblasts, and bleeding, and confirmed the diagnosis of omental infarction. This case was thus reported herein, together with some bibliographic comments.