[Epiploic appendagitis: report of a case].
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Gastroentérologie Clinique et Biologique
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Publication Date
- December 2008
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1092–1094
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1016/j.gcb.2008.05.016
- PMID: 18706783
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
Primary epiploic appendagitis are considered to be a rare cause of acute abdomen. They are frequently misdiagnosed as either acute appendicitis or acute diverticulitis and the diagnosis is usually made during surgery. We report a case in which computed tomography (CT) suggested the diagnosis and helped in avoiding unnecessary surgery.