"Sudden right lower quadrant or right paraumbilical abdominal pain that mimics acute appendicitis. The pain is persistent and non-radiating with increasing severity. Nausea and vomiting may also be a feature. A palpable abdominal mass may be detected in 50% of patients 3."
Expected headings
"Primary omental torsion"
"Secondary omental torsion"
"Risk factors"
"Complications"
"More frequent than primary omental torsion. It occurs secondary to hernial sacs, surgical scars or wounds, tumours and cysts. Inguinal hernias are the most common cause of secondary omental torsion."
"History and etymology"