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J Med Case Rep
November 2024
Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA.
Background: Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma primarily involving the omentum is an extremely rare entity with variable clinical presentation. Owing to its rarity and nonspecific clinical manifestation, omental T-cell lymphoma is often diagnosed at a later stage, riddled with complications. While imaging modalities such as computed tomography scan can help a physician reach a diagnosis, cases that present with complications may require a multidisciplinary approach that combines surgical exploration along with consultation from Oncology.
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August 2024
General Surgery, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) Regional Hospital, Monterrey, MEX.
Omental infarction is a rare but threatening cause of acute abdomen. The preoperative diagnosis is challenging due to its infrequent nature. It poses nonspecific abdominal signs that can be easily mistaken for other more common intra-abdominal pathologies.
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August 2024
Department of Surgery, İzmir Katip Celebi University, School of Medicine, İzmir 35150, Türkiye.
Background: Idiopathic omental infarction (IOI) is challenging to diagnose due to its low incidence and vague symptoms. Its differential diagnosis also poses difficulties because it can mimic many intra-abdominal organ pathologies. Although hypercoagulability and thrombosis are among the causes of omental infarction, venous thromboembolism scanning is rarely performed as an etiological investigation.
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August 2024
General Surgery, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Cureus
July 2024
Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, USA.
Intraperitoneal focal fat infarction (IFFI) is a rare condition characterized by infarction of fatty tissue within the abdominal cavity. Lesser omental infarction, a relatively rare type of IFFI, occurs when there is an infarction of fat within the lesser omentum. Patients typically present with acute abdominal pain that can mimic more serious conditions.
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