title: Torsion of appendices epiploicae presenting as acute abdomen: laparoscopic diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: We report a 65-year-old man presenting with acute pain in the abdomen. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed gangrenous torsion in one of the appendices epiploicae in the ascending colon. This was excised with harmonic scalpel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110 060. chowbey@del2.vsnl.net.in
authors.forename: Pradeep K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chowbey
authors.forename: Gursharan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khullar
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baijal
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014102:Torsion Abnormality