Segmental omental infarction: an unusual cause of acute abdomen

• Main Authors: José de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho (Author), Lorena Elaine Amorim Pinto (Author), João Augusto dos Santos Martines (Author), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Author), Cláudio Campi de Castro (Author), Rodrigo Montenegro Lourenção (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, and the cause of omental infarction itself remains unknown. The diagnosis of omental infarction is occasionally made intra-operatively, because it is poorly known and presents no specific clinical features. Therefore omental infarction shou...