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Primary torsion of the greater omentum
H al-Husaini1, A Onime, S F Oluwole
1Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10037, USA.
Journal of the National Medical Association
|August 5, 2000
Abstract:
Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. A case of omental torsion in a 49-year-old woman who presented with clinical features consistent with acute appendicitis is discussed with a review of the literature.