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Case reportA diagnostic challenge: primary omental torsion and literature review - a case reportNina Breunung and Paul Strauss  General Surgery, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford, Kent, UK author email corresponding author email
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009,
4:40doi:10.1186/1749-7922-4-40
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18 November 2009 |
Abstract
A case report of omental torsion, which is a rare differential diagnosis of the acute abdomen. Intraoperative diagnosis and treatment by resection are the current management of choice, however with increasing use of pre-operative imaging this may need to be reconsidered. |