Torsion of the Great Omentum: a Case Clinically Resembling Ovarian Cyst With Twisted Pedicle
Year: 1911
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: To'o.sioN of tlhe great otnientunis is a rarc colnlitioln, alnd tlle -reported cases are still less tlhani one hundred in number.I ai!m recordinig this case partly oni account of its rarity anid ziartly because tlle signls anld syniptomns very closely resellibled those produLced by the twvisting of the pedicle vf an ovarialn cyst.I never sus)ected that I was (dealinlg witlh alnyvtlhing btut an vrdlinary ovarianl cyst wvithl a tw isted pedicle uilntil I examiined the patienit niuider the alnaestlhetic before operatinig.Then it wA-as clear that there wNvas Ino large cyst, bLit ani irregutlar
Source: BMJ
Author: J. P. Hedley
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2136243171