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  • Title: Transomental herniation mimicking sigmoid volvulus.
    Author: Siddins MT, MacGowan K.
    Journal: Aust N Z J Surg; 1990 Feb; 60(2):133-5. PubMed ID: 2183747.
    Abstract:
    Transomental herniation as a mechanism for large bowel obstruction is a comparative surgical rarity. The second such case is presented, together with a brief review of available literature. The pathogenesis of omental foraminae is discussed, and an additional aetiological mechanism is proposed.
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