Ruptured aneurysm of the omentum. Case report.
A 61-year-old man was operated on for a ruptured aneurysm located on the free margin of the omentum. Such patients should have preoperative arteriography as the source of the haemorrhage can be difficult to find at operation.
Ambrosetti
P
P
Clinique de chirurgie digestive, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
Robert
J
J
Erne
M
M
Rohner
A
A
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous