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A rare cause of acute abdomen: The omental torsion
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Case Reports
VOLUME: 11 ISSUE: 2
P: 82-84
June 2015

A rare cause of acute abdomen: The omental torsion

Med J Bakirkoy 2015;11(2):82-84
DOI: 10.5350/BTDMJB201511207
Ahmet Yılmaz 1
Tuba Atak 2
Süleyman Bozkurt 3
Barış Bayraktar 2
Jülide Sağıroğlu 2
1. Medipol Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
2. Medeniyet Üniversitesi Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul
3. Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
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Received Date: 05.08.2012
Accepted Date: 12.12.2012
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ABSTRACT

Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain and can mimic clinically many diseases. Laparoscopy is a useful method in the diagnosis and treatment of the omental torsion. In this article, a case with omental torsion which was detected during diagnostic laparoscopy and the necrosed omental tissue resection was done laparoscopically has been presented.

Keywords:
Acute abdomen, omental torsion