title: [Acute torsion of the greater omentum (presentation of 4 clinical cases and bibliographical notes)].
abstract: Authors present 4 cases of acute torsion of the greater omentum (2 cases primary, 2 cases secondary. They analyze a short review of the literature and point of the rarity of this disease that, mimicking an acute appendicitis, make difficult right diagnosis before surgery.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: La torsione acute del grande omento (presentazione di 4 casi clinici e note bibliografiche).