Torsion of the omentum: Diagnosis and resection at laparoscopy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 466-467

  Gassner, Paul E ^a   Cox, Michael R ^a,b   Cregan, Patrick C ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Omental torsion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADHESION; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OMENTUM; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TORSION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASES; TORSION;

EID: 0033029033     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01601.x     Document Type: Article

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