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Omental infarction found incidentally during metastatic workup: A report of 2 cases

Omental infarction is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain that can occur in different several locations. We report 2 cases of omental infarction diagnosed at computed tomography (CT) scan performed as part of routine oncological surveillance, one right-sided and the other left sided. This pape...

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Autores principales: Laasri, Khadija, Marrakchi, Salma, El yousfi, Zakia, Jerguigue, Hounayda, Omor, Youssef, Latib, Rachida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9849957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36684618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.072
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Sumario:Omental infarction is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain that can occur in different several locations. We report 2 cases of omental infarction diagnosed at computed tomography (CT) scan performed as part of routine oncological surveillance, one right-sided and the other left sided. This paper illustrates the range of CT scan findings and highlights the important clinical implications of this radiological diagnosis.