title: Primary appendicitis epiploicae mimicking acute appendicitis.
abstract: We report two cases of primary appendicitis epiploicae, caused by torsion, whose presentation mimicked acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Hansell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality