Strangulation Caused by a Small Bowel Epiploic Appendage: Report of a Case
While many recent cases of colonic epiploic appendage causing acute abdomen have been reported, such appendages of the small bowel are extremely rare. We present a 59-year-old woman in whom a small bowel epiploic appendage caused volvulus. She presented with abdominal pain and vomiting in the absenc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2008-07-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/135609 |