Two recent reports of the rarer abdominal conditions prompt a report of a case of gangrenous appendix epiploica, simulating acute appendicitis, in the left iliac region.Max and Philip Thorek1 reported a case of epiploitis with abscess occurring two months after an operation for hernia. "In ...
Cecal epiploica appendix tor- sion in a female child mimicking acute appendicitis: a case report. Cases J 2009;2:8023.Christianakis E, Paschalidis N, Filippou G, Smailis D, Chorti M, Rizos S, Filippou D. Cecal epiploica appendix torsion in a female child mimicking acute appendicitis: a...
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Epiploic appendagitis of the vermiform appendix is a rare cause of right lower abdominal pain that can mimic acute appendicitis and result in unnecessary surgery. Despite this, the condition can be managed with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs alone. Due to the lack of characteristic physical...
Introduction Different illnesses can affect the Epiploic Appendices (EA) of the Colon. Strangulation of the EA has previously been described inside a hernia sack associated with bowel herniation, but it is rarely presented as the only entity. This is the first case where a hypertrophied EA ...
Phosphorus 31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (P-31 MRS) was used to study noninvasively the intracellular free Mg2+ concentration and cellular bioenergetic state of rat brain in vivo before and after fluid percussion-induced traumatic brain injury of graded severity. Brain injury was induced at four...
Jain S, Connell R, Kefford D. Torsion of an appendix epiplo- ica: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. J Obstet Gynaecol 2002;22:564-5.Jain S, Connell R, Kefford D. Torsion of an appendix epiploica: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2002;22(5):564–5...
Epiploic appendagitis of the vermiform appendix is a rare entity, clinically indistinguishable from appendicitis. We present a 45-year-old male patient with 4-day duration of right iliac fossa pain and tenderness, with strong clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis. CT scan of the abdomen and ...
Torsion of the appendix epiploica is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, A 35-year-old woman came to the emergency room with acute abdominal pain, mild fever, and left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness with rebound signs, Pelvic ultrasound revealed a left ovarian cyst, Preoperative diagnosis...
Vlahakis, E (1973) Torsion of an appendix epiploica of ascending colon. Med J Aust 2: pp. 1148-9Vlahakis E. Torsion of an appendix epiploica of the ascending colon. Med J Aust 1973;2:1148 -9.Vlahakis E. Torsion of an appendix epiploica of ascending colon. Med J Aust. 1973;2:...