Omental torsion, a rare cause of acute surgical abdomen
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Omental torsion, a rare cause of acute abdomen.
Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. We report a case of omental torsion in a 7-year-old girl, who presented with right iliac fossa pain. The patient underwent an open appendicectomy, during which a normal appendix was identified and a diagnosis of omental torsion was made. The affected segment of omentum was resected along with the appendix. The patient made an uncomplicate...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Visceral Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1878-7886
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2013.09.001