title: [Acute torsion of the greater omentum. 3 new cases].
abstract: Three cases of acute torsion of the greater omentum two unipolar in two 5-yr-old children and one bipolar in a man of 46 are reported. Correct diagnosis was impossible and never suspected in any of the patients and was only made during surgery. The postoperative course was normal in all three cases.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: La torsione acuta del grande omento. Tre nuove osservazioni.