title: [Epiploic appendicitis: the other appendicitis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología. Hospital Ramón y Cajal. Madrid. España. mrodriguezgandia@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Gandía
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moreira Vicente
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gallego Rivera
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivero Fernández
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrido Gómez
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents