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. 2011 Sep 12;3(3):e22. doi: 10.4081/pr.2011.e22

Table 1. Reported series of primary omental infarction.

Authors (year reported) Patients No. Average Age Sex Presentation (No.) Preoperative Diagnosis with Imaging studies (No.) Treatment
Schlesinger et al.8 (1999) 9 8 1/2 years 7 m 2 f Abdominal pain (9) Fever (4) Nausea (3) US (6) US + CT (1) Surgical (9)
Helmrath et al.2 (2001) 18 7 1/2 years 12 m 6 f Abdominal pain(18) Anorexia - nausea (5) Fever (3) US (4) CT (2) Surgical (18)
Varjavandi et al.4 (2003) 4 12 1/2 years 3 m 1f Abdominal pain (4) CT (3) Surgical (4)
Lee et al.9 (2005) 6 6 1/2 years 5 m 1f Abdominal pain (6) Fever (3) Vomit (1) CT (2) Surgical (6)
Baldisserotto et al.7 (2005) 10 7 1/2 years 8 m 2 f Abdominal pain (10) Fever (1) US (6) Surgical (10)
Loh et al.5 (2005) 12 9 1/2 years 10 m 2 f Abdominal pain (12) Fever (9) CT (4) Surgical (12)
Nubi et al.1 (2009) 10 9,1 years 6 m 4 f Abdominal pain (10) Fever (5) Nausea (3) US (2) CT (10) Surgical (6) Conservative (4)
Rimon et al.6 (2009) 19 9,3 years 10 m 9 f Abdominal pain (19) Nausea vomiting (12) Fever (4) US (9) CT (9) Surgical (5) Conservative (14)

POI, primary omental infarction; m, male; f, female; US, ultrasound; CT, computer tomography.