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Omental torsion: an infrequent cause of abdominal pain

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José Ramón Torres Alfonso, Delia Cortés Guiral, Javier Jesús Barambio Buendía, Damián García-Olmo,

Abstract
Omental torsion is an infrecuent cause of acute abdomen. It is related to obesity, abdominal surgery and abdominal trauma. Urgent exploratory laparotomy allows diagnosis and prevents complications as intrabdominal abcess. We present CT imaging of a Omenat torsion clinical case.
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Received: 28/09/2016

Accepted: 12/10/2016

Published: 03/05/2017

Article revision time: 4 days

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