Omental Cyst Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.

Omental cysts are rare in children and have varieties of presentations. Even though preoperative diagnosis is challenging, esspecially in resource-limited settings, clinicians should consider omental cysts in a child presenting with an acute abdomen. It is important for surgeons to consider omental cysts when carrying out emergency laparotomy for an unidentified abdominal condition.