Abdominal fat tissue necrosis as a cause of acute abdominal pain: Laparoscopic diagnosis and therapy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 737-740

  Aronsky, D ^a   Z'graggen, K ^a,b   Banz, M ^a   Klaiber, C ^a  

^a Spital Aarberg ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Appendix epiploica; Fat necrosis; Laparoscopy; Omentum

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAT NECROSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL STAPLING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAT NECROSIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 0031178009     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900439     Document Type: Article

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