OMENTAL CYST WITH ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS - A CASE REPORT

: Omental cysts occur rarely. Patients with Omental cysts usually present with abdominal distention and a painless abdominal mass. In children it may present as an acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction. The most common physical finding of an omental cyst is a freely movable abdominal mass, which should be considered in differential diagnosis of these cases. The diagnostic procedures include ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) scans. Complete excision of the cyst is considered as the treatment of choice. Recurrence and malignant deterioration of omental cysts are rare. We describe a 40 yr-old male who presented with complaints of epigastric hernia and Abdominal distension. The patient underwent explorative laparotomy after coming to a diagnosis of omentalcyst . The diagnosis of omental cyst was established by intraoperative findings. Thus, complete excision of the cyst was performed with anatomical repair of epigastric hernia. Post op pathological report diagnosed to be omental cyst associated with abdominal tuberculosis so patient was started with category I ATT .