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