The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 453-458 , April 2010

Torsion of the primary epiploic appendagitis: a case series and review of the literature

  • Suleyman Ozdemir, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ufuk University, Medical School, Mevlana Bulvari 86-88 Mevlana, 06520, Ankara, Turkey
    • Department of Surgery, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +0090-533-323-2502; fax: +0090-312-204-4055
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  • Kamil Gulpinar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ufuk University, Medical School, Mevlana Bulvari 86-88 Mevlana, 06520, Ankara, Turkey
    • Department of Surgery, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sezai Leventoglu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Hatim Yahya Uslu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ufuk University, Medical School, Mevlana Bulvari 86-88 Mevlana, 06520, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Erdem Turkoz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Necdet Ozcay, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Atila Korkmaz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ufuk University, Medical School, Mevlana Bulvari 86-88 Mevlana, 06520, Ankara, Turkey

Received 17 January 2009 ,Revised 16 February 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00170-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.02.004

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 453-458 , April 2010

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