title: [Torsion of the greater omentum (considerations apropos of 2 clinical cases)].
abstract: AA. refer 2 cases of great omentum torsion, of the secondary unipolar type, and of the primary type, chronic course and pelvic palpable mass appearance. After a short revision of pathogenesis and clinical features, AA. emphasize the difficulty almost impossibility of a proper preoperative diagnosis, in consideration too of the relative rarity of this pathology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: La torsione del grande omento (considerazioni a proposito di due casi clinici).