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Epiploic appendagitis: MR appearance
Epiploic appendices are peduncultaed adipose protrusions from the serosal surface of the colon. An epiploic appendix may undergo infarction followed by secondary inflammatory changes, a proces which has been named epiploic appendagitis. Presenting symptoms are non-specific, leading to a presumed clinical diagnosis of diverticulitis or appendicitis in most cases [1]. Misdiagnosis may result in u...
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Figure 1 Her physical examination was remarkable for localized tenderness in the left lower quadrant. Her labs revealed a normal white blood cell count (5.8 K/ul) with normal differential. Computed tomography of the abdomen/pelvis was remarkable for a region of inflammation in the left mid quadrant with central fat and peripheral enhancement (Figure 1) consistent with a diagnosis of epiploic ap...
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A previously healthy 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of left lower quadrant pain. He denied fever, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Vital signs were unremarkable, and physical examination revealed tenderness in the left iliac fossa without peritoneal signs. His leukocyte count and C-reactive protein were slightly elevated. On abdominal computed tomog...
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Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is an unusual cause of focal abdominal pain in otherwise healthy patients with mild or absent secondary signs of abdominal disorders. It is most frequently confused with acute appendicitis and diverticulitis. EA is very infrequently diagnosed, in part due to a low or absent awareness of this condition among general surgeons. We aim to draw attention to EA by presentin...
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A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sustained left-sided abdominal pain. An examination revealed abdominal tenderness localized the left paraumbilical region. Ultrasonography showed an oval, noncompressible lesion with heterogeneous echotexture located at the point of tenderness (Picture 1). Abdominal computed tomography revealed an oval-shaped fat-dense lesion with a t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Radiology Extra
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1477-6804
DOI: 10.1053/crae.2002.0002