A Rare Cause of Left Lower Quadrant Pain at a Rare Localization of Colon: Primary Acute Epiploic Appendagitis of Descendant Colon
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[Epiploic appendagitis: a rare cause of abdominal pain].
BACKGROUND Epiploic appendagitis is an atypical cause of abdominal pain whose knowledge could avoid diagnostic or treatment errors. Diagnosis has been performed with abdominal ultrasound or tomography with the only treatment being nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. OBJECTIVE To analyze patients diagnosed in our hospital. METHODS We performed a 4-year retrospective and descriptive study (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine Science | International Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2147-0634
DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2015.04.8380