An uncommon cause of acute abdomen--epiploic appendagitis: CT findings.
Epiploic appendagitis, which is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen, is a benign self-limiting inflammatory process of epiploic appendices. It has primary and secondary types. Computed tomography findings of the primary type are specific but are demonstrated rarely. Herein, we present pre- and post-treatment computed tomography findings of two cases who admitted to the emergency clinic with acute abdominal pain and were diagnosed to have epiploic appendagitis. Follow-up computed tomography features correlated well with clinical improvement.
Uslu Tutar
Nihal
N
Department of Radiology, Başkent University, School of Medicine, Ankara. nihalt@baskent-ank.edu.tr
Ozgül
Esra
E
Oğuz
Dilek
D
Cakir
Banu
B
Tarhan
N Cağla
NC
Coşkun
Mehmet
M
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D044683:Colon, Descending / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging