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16489689

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of surgically proved left-sided torsion of the greater omentum that caused secondary by untreated inguinal hernia. Case A 36-year-old man presented to our hospital with abdominal pain. He had been diagnosed with a left inguinal hernia, but he had not received any treatments. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a large fat density mass below the Sigmoid colon and left inguinal hernia with incarcerated fat. Exploratory laparotomy revealed torsion of the greater omentum with small bloody ascites. The greater omentum was twisted into one and a half circles and entered into a left inguinal hernia. An omentectomy with a repair of left inguinal hernia was performed. A resected omentum was submitted for pathological examination, which showed hemorrhagic infarction. Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain but should be included in the differential diagnoses of acute abdomen, especially in patients with untreated inguinal hernia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1007-9327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
662-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Left-sided omental torsion with inguinal hernia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital 5-10, Eiraku-cho, Takaoka, Toyama 933-8555, Japan. y-hirano@k5.dion.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports