Giant primary omental cyst mimicking a pseudoascites

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-60

  Shafi, Sheikh Muzamil ^a   Malla, Misbha Afsheen ^a   Reshi, Farooq Ahmad ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Omental cyst; Omentum; Pseudoascites

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASE;

ASCITES; CHILD; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASES;

EID: 73349130472     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.48581     Document Type: Article

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