[Epiploic appendicitis: the other appendicitis].
Epiploic appendages are fat-filled, serosa-covered pediculated formations originating in the external wall of the bowel, toward the peritoneal cavity. Torsion of the epiploic appendages produces strangulation and infarction of the pedicle, initially venous and, when prolonged, ischemic, resulting in epiploic appendagitis. The main clinical manifestation is abdominal pain. Diagnosis is established through imaging techniques (ultrasound and computed tomography). Treatment is conservative and the prognosis is excellent.
Rodríguez Gandía
Miguel Angel
MA
Servicio de Gastroenterología. Hospital Ramón y Cajal. Madrid. España. mrodriguezgandia@yahoo.es
Moreira Vicente
Víctor
V
Gallego Rivera
Ignacio
I
Rivero Fernández
Miguel
M
Garrido Gómez
Elena
E
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000075202:Contraindications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015431:Weight Loss
D000700:Analgesics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents