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Two Cases of Primary Segmental Infarction of the Greater Omentum
Do Yeon Kim, Weon Park, Dong Jin Lee, Jung Hyeok Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(6):694-699.   Published online June 15, 2001
Primary segmental infarction of the greater omentum is a rare condition which usually simulates acute appendicitis or cholesystitis because of right-sided abdominal pain, tenderness, fever and leukocytosis. Its cause is unknown. Most authors believe that the condition results from an embryologic variant associated with anomalous and fragile blood supply of the right lower portion of the greater omentum, which is...
A Case of Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunt
Do Yeon Kim, Dong Jin Lee, Jung Hyeok Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(2):283-287.   Published online February 15, 2000
Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt(IPVS) is an uncommon pathologic condition which occurs mostly in adult patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis of the liver with only scattered reports are on children. However, asymptomatic IPVS have been detected in an increasing number of patients with recent advances in imaging techniques, such as sonography, CT, MR imaging, and color Doppler sonography. The cause...