Primary torsion of the greater omentum: Case report - Review of literature: Diagnosis cannot always be performed before surgery

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-55

  Poujade, Olivier ^a   Ghiles, Eva ^a   Senasli, Ali ^a  

^a General Hospital of Poissy   (France)

Author keywords

Greater omentum; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIVERTICULITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GREATER OMENTUM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

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

EID: 34047250611     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sle.0000213763.40429.f6     Document Type: Article

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