A rare cause of acute abdomen: The omental torsion

Yilmaz A., Atak T., BOZKURT S., Bayraktar B., Sagiroglu J.

MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.82-84, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5350/btdmjb201511207
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.82-84
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain and can mimic clinically many diseases. Laparoscopy is a useful method in the diagnosis and treatment of the omental torsion. In this article, a case with omental torsion which was detected during diagnostic laparoscopy and the necrosed omental tissue resection was done laparoscopically has been presented.