Infarcted epiploic appendage of the vermiform appendix masquerading as acute appendicitis.
Infrequent causes of right lower quadrant pain that mimic acute appendicitis include infarcted epiploic appendages. Although usually located in the colon, we report the very rare case of an infarcted epiploic appendage located directly on the serosal surface of the appendix itself. In a patient with right lower quadrant pain, the diagnosis of infarcted epiploic appendages is rarely made preoperatively and the incidence is rare. Definitive treatment is excision.
Magnuson
April
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Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, USA.
Reber
Heather
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Reyna
Petra
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Ries
David
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Aanning
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis; D001065:Appendix / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*