Torsion of appendices epiploicae presenting as acute abdomen: laparoscopic diagnosis and therapy.

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2003-03-17
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We report a 65-year-old man presenting with acute pain in the abdomen. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed gangrenous torsion in one of the appendices epiploicae in the ascending colon. This was excised with harmonic scalpel.
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Chowbey PK, Singh G, Sharma A, Khullar R, Soni V, Baijal M. Torsion of appendices epiploicae presenting as acute abdomen: laparoscopic diagnosis and therapy. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2003 Mar-Apr; 22(2): 68-9
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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/63946
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