Torsion of appendices epiploicae presenting as acute abdomen: laparoscopic diagnosis and therapy.
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.
Chowbey
Pradeep K
PK
Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110 060. chowbey@del2.vsnl.net.in
Singh
Gursharan
G
Sharma
Anil
A
Khullar
Rajesh
R
Soni
Vandana
V
Baijal
Manish
M
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