Torsion of parietal-peritoneal fat mimicking acute appendicitis: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Infarctions of the greater omentum and appendices epiploicae are uncommon, but well documented causes of acute abdominal pain. We present a rare case of torted fat on the parietal peritoneum over the anterior abdominal wall, mimick...

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Main Authors: Hapuarachchi Kamal Sanjiva, Courtney Edward Douglas, Gergely Szabolcs, Tang Tjun Yip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/6980