Summary
Epiploic appendagitis as a cause of acute left iliac fossa pain: case report
Agustín Cembellín F, Pardo Rojas P, Fernández Souto P
Affiliation of the authors
DEPARTMENT OF RADIODIAGNOSTICS. DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. CHOU-OURENSE
DOI
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Agustín Cembellín F, Pardo Rojas P, Fernández Souto P. Epiploic appendagitis as a cause of acute left iliac fossa pain: case report. Emergencias. 2007;19:39-41
Summary
Epiploic appendicitis is a condition arising through spontaneous
torsion or venous thrombosis of the draining vein of the epiploic
appendix. The symptoms are non-specific, though the patient
usually presents with sudden, focalised abdominal pain with no other
clinical findings. Historically, the diagnosis was established at laparotomy
performed because of suspected diverticulitis or appendicitis. At
present the diagnosis is based on the computerised tomography (CT)
scan findings.