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An uncommon cause of acute abdomen - Epiploic appendagitis: CT findings

  • Nihal Uslu Tutar
  • , Esra Özgül
  • , Dilek Oǧuz
  • , Banu Çakir
  • , N. Çaǧla Tarhan
  • , Mehmet Coşkun
  • Baskent University

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Abstract

Epiploic appendagitis, which is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen, is a benign self-limiting inflammatory process of epiploic appendices. It has primary and secondary types. Computed tomography findings of the primary type are specific but are demonstrated rarely. Herein, we present pre- and post-treatment computed tomography findings of two cases who admitted to the emergency clinic with acute abdominal pain and were diagnosed to have epiploic appendagitis. Follow-up computed tomography features correlated well with clinical improvement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-110
Number of pages4
JournalTurkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume18
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acute abdomen
  • Colon
  • Computed tomography
  • Epiploic appendage
  • Inflammation

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