title: Acute epiploic appendagitis. Report of three cases.
abstract: Primary epiploic appendagitis is a very rare condition that results from acute inflammation of an epiploic appendix. Clinical presentation is non-specific, and many times can mimic acute abdomen. When the diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis is made, conservative treatment must be initiated to avoid unnecessary surgery. We report three cases of acute epiploic appendagitis which were diagnosed by imaging and were managed conservatively with good clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico. wfrguitarma@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Pérez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Luque-de León
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Juárez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moreno-Paquentin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cordera-González de Cosio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guerrero-Hernández
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benítez-Tress Faez
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cárdenas-Salomón
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged