Abstract

VILLAFANA CASTILLO, Osmeri. Infarction of the major eplioon as a cause of internal hemorrhage. Case study. AMC [online]. 2001, vol.5, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

The study of 58 years patient with antecedent of acute infarction of myocardium during 15 years is presented he attended the general surgery deparment of the emergency service. He refers influenza during a week , counghing, fever 37 1/2 o C - 38 o C, abdominal pain focused to rigth hypochondrium, pulse begimming with 86/min which accelerates later to 100/min. Date collected were analyzed: physical examination, complementary test, and it is interpreted as acute cholecystitis but the operatory procedure shows the contrary, internal hemorrhage due to infarction of the major eplioon and a huge hematoma localized beteween the stomach-duodenum-hepatic angle of transverse colon and liver which compressed the gall-bladder, affecting the irrigation of this organ. Partiot omentectomy and volume reposition is performed. Literaturerelated with this topic is reviewed.

Keywords : OMENTUN [surgery]; HEMATOMA; HEMORRAGE.

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