Torsion of the Greater Omentum: Preoperative Computed Tomographic Diagnosis and Therapeutic Laparoscopy

Primary or idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is a rare surgical condition. We describe a case of omental torsion in an adult patient who was diagnosed preoperatively by contrast-enhanced computed tomography and managed by laparoscopy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kerem, Mustafa, Bedirli, Abdulkadir, Mentes, B. Bulent, Sakrak, Omer, Pala, Ilker, Oguz, Mehmet
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2005
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16381377
Descripción
Sumario:Primary or idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is a rare surgical condition. We describe a case of omental torsion in an adult patient who was diagnosed preoperatively by contrast-enhanced computed tomography and managed by laparoscopy.

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