Simultaneous idiopathic segmental infarction of the great omentum and acute appendicitis: a rare association
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Simultaneous idiopathic segmental infarction of the great omentum and acute appendicitis: a rare association
Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen. The etiology is still unclear and the symptoms mimic acute appendicitis. Its presentation simultaneously with acute appendicitis is still more infrequent. We present a case of a 47-year old woman without significant previous medical history, admitted with an acute abdomen, in which the clinical diagnos...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Emergency Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-30