title: Acute epiploic appendagitis in hernia sac: CT appearance.
abstract: We describe an unusual cause of acute abdomen due to acute epiploicappendagitis located within an incisional hernia sac. The contrast-enhanced CT showed an oval fat density structure with surrounding inflammation in the transverse mesocolon. The contrast-enhanced CT findings of the inflammation of appendices epiploicae of the transverse colon were diagnostic in this case.
authors.affiliation: Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Wh 270, Massachusetts General hospital, 55 Fruit street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. asingh1@partners.org
authors.forename: Ajay K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gervais
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rhea
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Noveline
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D003092:Colitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed