Fatty-falciform ligament appendage torsion (F-FLAT): Diagnosis and management in a pediatric patient
Fatty-falciform ligament appendage torsion (F-FLAT) is a rare condition manifested by torsion of the extraperiotoneal fat within the falciform ligament. It is similar to intraperitoneal focal fatty infarctions, including omental infarction and epiploic appendagitis. We report herein the first case o...
Main Authors: | Richard D. Horak, DO, James D. Mega, MD, Phillip J. Tanton, Erik T. Criman, MD, Benjamin D. Tabak, MD, FACSI MAJ, MC, USAI, Veronica J. Rooks, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043319303656 |
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