Primary torsion of the greater omentum: Report of a case

Surgery Today

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 913-915

  López Otín, Carlos ^a   Overall, Christopher M ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Greater omentum; Infarction; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; OMENTUM TORSION; SEROSA; TORSION;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MALE; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASES; TORSION;

EID: 0036409161     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005950200180     Document Type: Article

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