• J Visc Surg · Dec 2013

    Case Reports

    Omental torsion, a rare cause of acute surgical abdomen.

    • F Le Roux, F Gennuso, A Lipsker, and F Mauvais.
    • Service de chirurgie digestive, centre hospitalier de Beauvais, avenue Léon-Blum, BP 40319, 60021 Beauvais, France.
    • J Visc Surg. 2013 Dec 1; 150 (6): 421-2.

    AbstractTorsion of the greater omentum is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. The symptoms of this pathology are non-specific and abdominal CT is usually necessary to make the diagnosis. Treatment is surgical and can often be performed laparoscopically.Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.

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