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Infarction of the Greater Omentum Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

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Omental infarction is an infrequent cause of acute abdominal pain and there is no consensus on whether conservative or surgical treatment is the best strategy. The clinical diagnosis remains challenging without complementary imaging investigations, due to its clinical similarity with other more frequent causes of acute abdominal pain. We herein report a case of infarction of the greater omentum mimicking acute pancreatitis.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, University of Tunis El Manar, Trauma Center Ben Arous, Tunis, Tunisia

    Imen Ben Ismail, Mohamed Fadhel Ayadi, Marwen Sghaier & Saber Rebii

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IBI analysed and interpreted the patient data and wrote the manuscript. MFA, MS and SR contibuted in the critical revision. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ben Ismail, I., Ayadi, M.F., Sghaier, M. et al. Infarction of the Greater Omentum Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis. Indian J Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-024-04076-z

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