title: Uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain at the emergency room: epiploic appendagitis.
abstract: This is a case of 49 year-old-female with left lower quadrant pain. Initial diagnosis of acute diverticulitis entertained and treated accordingly. Diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis was done by abdominal CT-Scan. Epiploic appendagitis is commonly misdiagnosed as diverticulitis and appendicitis. Non-invasive studies may lead to early diagnosis avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations, antibiotic therapy and surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Program, San Juan City Hospital, Puerto Rico. s_maldonado@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sandra N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Maldonado-Rivera
authors.forename: Lázaro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calviño-Acosta
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santiago-Casiano
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Lourdes Miranda
authors.forename: Milciades
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mercedes Maldonado
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernan Martínez
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged