[Acute torsion of the greater omentum]

N Di Bartolomeo; C Lanci Lanci; E Marchese; G Staniscia; L Aceto

[Acute torsion of the greater omentum]

Ann Ital Chir. 1993 Jan-Feb;64(1):41-5; discussion 46.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

N Di Bartolomeo¹, C Lanci Lanci, E Marchese, G Staniscia, L Aceto

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Chirurgia Generale dell'Ospedale Civile F. Renzetti di Lanciano (CH).

PMID: 8328760

Abstract

Primary torsion of the greater omentum is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen and frequently it is misunderstood. In fact, from the analysis of the literature the authors can evict that the preoperative diagnosis is generally wrong. The authors write about the subject and they describe four cases come to their observation and all mistaken for acute appendicitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Appendicitis / diagnosis
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Omentum* / pathology
Omentum* / surgery
Peritoneal Diseases / diagnosis
Peritoneal Diseases / pathology
Peritoneal Diseases / surgery
Torsion Abnormality / diagnosis
Torsion Abnormality / pathology
Torsion Abnormality / surgery