title: Torsion of the greater omentum: preoperative computed tomographic diagnosis and therapeutic laparoscopy.
abstract: Primary or idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is a rare surgical condition. We describe a case of omental torsion in an adult patient who was diagnosed preoperatively by contrast-enhanced computed tomography and managed by laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Gazi, Ankara, Turkey. mkerem@gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerem
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedirli
authors.forename: B Bulent
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Mentes
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sakrak
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pala
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oguz
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality