Torsion of the greater omentum: Treatment by laparoscopy

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 443-445

  Sánchez, Javier ^a   Rosado, Rafael ^a   Ramírez, Diego ^a   Medina, Pedro ^a   Mezquita, Susana ^a   Gallardo, Andrés ^a  

^a Hospital del SAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Laparoscopy; Omental torsion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GREATER OMENTUM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORSION;

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

EID: 0036913184     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200212000-00012     Document Type: Article

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