Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum: A rare cause of acute abdomen

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 805-808

  Paroz, Alexandre ^a   Halkic, Nermin ^a   Pezzetta, Edgardo ^a   Martinet, Olivier ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Greater omentum; Laparoscopy; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREATER OMENTUM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SEGMENTAL INFARCTION; INFARCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0041833612     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(03)00139-2     Document Type: Article

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