Spontaneous torsion of the greater omentum is a rare cause of the acute abdomen or pain complaints of the pelvis minor. It can imitate an severe inflammatory conditions rolling in the peritoneal cavity like e.g. appendicitis. At the work a case of omental torsion at the patient after the caesarean section with pain problems in the right iliac fossa was presented. Problems of the preoperative diagnostic testing and a possible differential diagnosis were discussed.
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