Primary torsion of the lesser sac omentum

Omentum torsion is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. Knowledge of the entity is important to the surgeon because it mimics the common causes of acute surgical abdomen. We present a case of acute abdominal pain in young lady with torsion of a segment of lesser omentum being diagnosed preoperatively as complicated peptic ulcer. Torsion of the omentum is a condition in which the organ twists on its long axis to such an extent that is vascularity is compromised. Although omental torsion is rarely diagnosed preoperatively, knowledge of the entity is important to the surgeon because it mimics the common causes of acute surgical abdomen. Torsion of omentum is known entity in medical literature but we had a case of torsion of segmental of lesser omentum that mimic peptic ulcer perforation