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Omental haematoma is usually the result of abdominal trauma. We present the CT findings in a patient who presented with a spontaneous omental haematoma. To our knowledge no previous case has been reported.
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Ghiatas, A.A., Fisher, R. CT of spontaneous haematoma of the omentum. Eur. Radiol. 4, 474–475 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212825
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