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Torsion of omental fibrous pseudotumour mimicking acute appendicitis

Unusual pathologies are occasionally found at laparoscopy when appendicitis is suspected. We present a case of strangulated inflammatory fibrous pseudotumour of the omentum presenting in a similar fashion to appendicitis. The infarcted omentum was excised, facilitating prompt resolution of symptoms.

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Autores principales: Pennington, Thomas E., Ozmen, John, Fenton-Lee, Douglas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4724786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26811304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv170