Torsion of the greater omentum is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen and it is extremely difficult to identify preoperatively. Clinical features are aspecific and diagnosis is usually obtained at emergency operation. We report a case of primary omental torsion and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this pathology.
Primary torsion of the greater omentum: A difficult diagnosis / Feo, Claudio; Porcu, Alberto; Ginesu, Giorgio Carlo; Dettori, Giuseppe Lorenzo. - In: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. - ISSN 0163-2116. - 50:7(2005), pp. 1283-1284. [10.1007/s10620-005-2773-8]
Primary torsion of the greater omentum: A difficult diagnosis
FEO, Claudio;PORCU, Alberto;GINESU, Giorgio Carlo;DETTORI, Giuseppe Lorenzo
2005-01-01
Abstract
Torsion of the greater omentum is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen and it is extremely difficult to identify preoperatively. Clinical features are aspecific and diagnosis is usually obtained at emergency operation. We report a case of primary omental torsion and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this pathology.File in questo prodotto:
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