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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct-Dec;9(4):494-6.

Torsion of the greater omentum: preoperative computed tomographic diagnosis and therapeutic laparoscopy

Mustafa Kerem  1 , Abdulkadir Bedirli, B Bulent Mentes, Omer Sakrak, Ilker Pala, Mehmet Oguz
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Case Reports

Torsion of the greater omentum: preoperative computed tomographic diagnosis and therapeutic laparoscopy

Mustafa Kerem et al. JSLS. 2005 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Primary or idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is a rare surgical condition. We describe a case of omental torsion in an adult patient who was diagnosed preoperatively by contrast-enhanced computed tomography and managed by laparoscopy.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan of the abdomen revealed streaking of the greater omentum with a local mass of fat density in a whirling pattern (arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
At exploration, a 6x5-cm solid necrotic segment of greater omentum was found densely adhered to the right side of the abdominal wall.
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