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Does Pain From Omental Torsion Increase With Time?
Posted on
Thu, 15 May 2014
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Thu, 15 May 2014
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Question : Would pain from omental torsion increase with time or stay the same ? Also would it be constant or come and go?
Would this report indicate that condition or make it unlikely ?
Would this report indicate that condition or make it unlikely ?
Brief Answer:
Detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Your CT is fine and does not indicate any issue. Omentum torsion should be visible in CT, so this rules it out.
Omental torsion is a very rare condition. As omentum is build of fatty tissue which generally is not important for proper bowels function, there can be no symptoms of such issue or the symptoms are very nonspecific. It can be appendicitis like symptoms including fever, abdominal pain, nausea, general illness. If the omentum torsion appears, the pain can be present for a while and then disappear. It all depends how large is the omentum ischemia. Omentum torsion can lead to it necrosis. In such case, an abscess will appear in the abdominal cavity and general abdominal cavity infection symptoms can be present.
For sure the pain caused by omentum torsion is constant. The pain which comes and goes is usually caused by smooth muscles spasm (intestines or gallbladder for example).
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Your CT is fine and does not indicate any issue. Omentum torsion should be visible in CT, so this rules it out.
Omental torsion is a very rare condition. As omentum is build of fatty tissue which generally is not important for proper bowels function, there can be no symptoms of such issue or the symptoms are very nonspecific. It can be appendicitis like symptoms including fever, abdominal pain, nausea, general illness. If the omentum torsion appears, the pain can be present for a while and then disappear. It all depends how large is the omentum ischemia. Omentum torsion can lead to it necrosis. In such case, an abscess will appear in the abdominal cavity and general abdominal cavity infection symptoms can be present.
For sure the pain caused by omentum torsion is constant. The pain which comes and goes is usually caused by smooth muscles spasm (intestines or gallbladder for example).
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Ok so the pain would be constant ? Also would it be mild or severe. Thank you so much.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Yes, the pain would be constant. Can be severe in the beginning and should become mild after some time (day or two).
Regards.
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Detailed Answer:
Yes, the pain would be constant. Can be severe in the beginning and should become mild after some time (day or two).
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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