Acute epiploic appendagitis: A rare cause of acute abdomen and a diagnostic dilemma

Acute epiploic appendagitis is a relatively rare cause of lower abdominal pain that clinically mimics other acute abdomen conditions that require surgery such as acute diverticulitis or appendicitis. Here, we report a case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with an unusual lower abdominal pain. Awa...

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Published in:	Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Main Authors:	Afnan F Almuhanna, Zeead M Alghamdi, Eiman Alshammari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Subjects:	Abdominal computed tomography scan abdominal pain epiploic appendagitis
Online Access:	http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2016;volume=23;issue=1;spage=48;epage=50;aulast=Almuhanna