Primary Epiploic Appendagitis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report and Narrative Review of the Literature

Primary epiploic appendagitis is uncommon and is estimated to induce 1.1–1.3% of all abdominal pain. We report a 42-year-old male who appeared in the morning in the emergency department with abdominal pain localized in the right lower abdomen and associated with anorexia and nausea. Clinical examina...

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Main Authors: Maria Alexandra Kefala, Kostas Tepelenis, Christos K. Stefanou, Stefanos K. Stefanou, Georgios Papathanakos, Aikaterini Kitsouli, Nikolaos Tepelenis, Panagiotis Kitsoulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2020-08-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?uid=5609&vmd=Full