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...
| 發表在: | Journal of Family and Community Medicine |
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| 格式: | Article |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| 在線閱讀: | http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2016;volume=23;issue=1;spage=48;epage=50;aulast=Almuhanna |
| 總結: | 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. Awareness of such a clinical condition with its characteristic imaging findings is important to avoid costly hospitalization, unnecessary antibiotic courses, and the morbidity and mortality associated with surgical procedures. |
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| ISSN: | 2230-8229 2229-340X |