Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen

Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen

Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, and the cause of omental infarction itself remains unknown. The diagnosis of omental infarction is occasionally made intra-operatively, because it is poorly known and presents no specific clinical features. Therefore omental infarction shou...

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Main Authors: José de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho, Lorena Elaine Amorim Pinto, João Augusto dos Santos Martines, Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines, Cláudio Campi de Castro, Rodrigo Montenegro Lourenção
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2012-06-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Abdomen
Acute
Infarction
Omentum
Tomography
X-Ray computed.
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/36462

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http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/36462

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