Primary torsion of the greater omentum.

Nihon Geka Hokan

Department of Surgery, Hashimoto Municipal Hospital, Wakayama, Japan.

Published: November 1991

A case with primary torsion of the greater omentum is reported. This pathological condition is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal emergency and it is very difficult even for general surgeons to differentiate this from other acute abdomen. The etiology remains unknown and the treatment of choice is resection of the affected organ.

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