[Torsion of a corner of the omentum as a cause of acute abdomen].

A torsion of the omentum with consecutive necrosis as a cause of acute abdominal pain or as a differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis is a rare finding. An overlook over the literature shows that since the first description of segmental necrosis of the omentum by Eitel et al. in 1899 only 300 cases were published. We report over another case, describe the clinical findings and the clinical symptomatology.