Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature review
Abstract Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen especially in obese patients with inconsistent history, examination, and laboratory findings. The liberal use of computed tomography in casualties has increased its preoperative diagnosis. Despite the controversy, the non‐operative ap...
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author | Mohammed S. Foula Mohammed Sharroufna Zahra H. Alshammasi Omar S. Alothman Bayan A. Almusailh Khairi A. Hassan |
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description | Abstract Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen especially in obese patients with inconsistent history, examination, and laboratory findings. The liberal use of computed tomography in casualties has increased its preoperative diagnosis. Despite the controversy, the non‐operative approach should be attempted as a first line of management while the laparoscopic resection should be only considered after failure of non‐operative management. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4eee884e26cb4a24a2a129451af4db412023-03-27T08:34:50ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042021-07-0197n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.4474Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature reviewMohammed S. Foula0Mohammed Sharroufna1Zahra H. Alshammasi2Omar S. Alothman3Bayan A. Almusailh4Khairi A. Hassan5Department of Surgery King Fahd University Hospital Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Khobar Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgery King Fahd University Hospital Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Khobar Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgery King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgery King Fahd University Hospital Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Khobar Saudi ArabiaImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgery King Fahd University Hospital Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Khobar Saudi ArabiaAbstract Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen especially in obese patients with inconsistent history, examination, and laboratory findings. The liberal use of computed tomography in casualties has increased its preoperative diagnosis. Despite the controversy, the non‐operative approach should be attempted as a first line of management while the laparoscopic resection should be only considered after failure of non‐operative management.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4474acute abdomennon‐operative managementomental torsion |
spellingShingle | Mohammed S. Foula Mohammed Sharroufna Zahra H. Alshammasi Omar S. Alothman Bayan A. Almusailh Khairi A. Hassan Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature review Clinical Case Reports acute abdomen non‐operative management omental torsion |
title | Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature review |
title_full | Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature review |
title_fullStr | Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature review |
title_full_unstemmed | Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature review |
title_short | Non‐operative management of primary omental torsion, a case report and literature review |
title_sort | non operative management of primary omental torsion a case report and literature review |
topic | acute abdomen non‐operative management omental torsion |
url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4474 |
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