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Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum
BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to describe clinical aspects of the torsion of the omentum. METHODS: In this observational, retrospective study, the study group consisted of patients surgically managed for torsion of the omentum, between 1998 and 2008, in a second level medical facility in Mexi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5139745/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27942278 http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/gr2009.07.1303 |
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author | Montiel-Jarquin, Alvaro Lopez-Colombo, Aurelio Nava, Arnulfo Juarez-Santiesteban, Rayo Leyva-Trejo, Hugo Zamora-Ustaran, Alfonso García-Carrasco, Mario Munoz-Guarneros, Margarita |
author_facet | Montiel-Jarquin, Alvaro Lopez-Colombo, Aurelio Nava, Arnulfo Juarez-Santiesteban, Rayo Leyva-Trejo, Hugo Zamora-Ustaran, Alfonso García-Carrasco, Mario Munoz-Guarneros, Margarita |
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description | BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to describe clinical aspects of the torsion of the omentum. METHODS: In this observational, retrospective study, the study group consisted of patients surgically managed for torsion of the omentum, between 1998 and 2008, in a second level medical facility in Mexico. Variables in the study included age, sex, signs and symptoms, body mass index (BMI), treatment and evolution time. Descriptive statistical analysis was employed. RESULTS: Eleven patients were confirmed torsion of omentum, 7 (63.63%) women and 4 (36.36%) men, median age 33 (20 to 58) years, BMI > 25.0 in 9 (81.81%), average evolution 6.54, SD 3.47 days. All presented with abdominal pain, 6 (54.54%) with abdominal distension, 4 (36.36%) with ambulatory difficulty, 3 (27.27%) with malaise, and 5 (45.45%) with previous surgery. In all cases diagnosis was made by means of laparotomy, treatment was the resection of the affected segment, and there were no further complications. CONCLUSIONS: Torsion of the omentum resembles acute appendicitis; abdominal pain and abdominal distension are the most common symptoms. It is often discovered during surgery and it is treated surgically by removal of the affected segment of the omentum. |
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spelling | pubmed-51397452016-12-09 Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum Montiel-Jarquin, Alvaro Lopez-Colombo, Aurelio Nava, Arnulfo Juarez-Santiesteban, Rayo Leyva-Trejo, Hugo Zamora-Ustaran, Alfonso García-Carrasco, Mario Munoz-Guarneros, Margarita Gastroenterology Res Original Article BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to describe clinical aspects of the torsion of the omentum. METHODS: In this observational, retrospective study, the study group consisted of patients surgically managed for torsion of the omentum, between 1998 and 2008, in a second level medical facility in Mexico. Variables in the study included age, sex, signs and symptoms, body mass index (BMI), treatment and evolution time. Descriptive statistical analysis was employed. RESULTS: Eleven patients were confirmed torsion of omentum, 7 (63.63%) women and 4 (36.36%) men, median age 33 (20 to 58) years, BMI > 25.0 in 9 (81.81%), average evolution 6.54, SD 3.47 days. All presented with abdominal pain, 6 (54.54%) with abdominal distension, 4 (36.36%) with ambulatory difficulty, 3 (27.27%) with malaise, and 5 (45.45%) with previous surgery. In all cases diagnosis was made by means of laparotomy, treatment was the resection of the affected segment, and there were no further complications. CONCLUSIONS: Torsion of the omentum resembles acute appendicitis; abdominal pain and abdominal distension are the most common symptoms. It is often discovered during surgery and it is treated surgically by removal of the affected segment of the omentum. Elmer Press 2009-08 2009-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5139745/ /pubmed/27942278 http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/gr2009.07.1303 Text en Copyright 2009, Montiel-Jarquin et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Montiel-Jarquin, Alvaro Lopez-Colombo, Aurelio Nava, Arnulfo Juarez-Santiesteban, Rayo Leyva-Trejo, Hugo Zamora-Ustaran, Alfonso García-Carrasco, Mario Munoz-Guarneros, Margarita Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum |
title | Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum |
title_full | Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum |
title_fullStr | Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum |
title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum |
title_short | Clinical Characteristics of Torsion of the Omentum |
title_sort | clinical characteristics of torsion of the omentum |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5139745/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27942278 http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/gr2009.07.1303 |
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