title: Acute epiploic appendagitis: A rare cause of acute abdomen and a diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Acute epiploic appendagitis is a relatively rare cause of lower abdominal pain that clinically mimics other acute abdomen conditions that require surgery such as acute diverticulitis or appendicitis. Here, we report a case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with an unusual lower abdominal pain. Awareness of such a clinical condition with its characteristic imaging findings is important to avoid costly hospitalization, unnecessary antibiotic courses, and the morbidity and mortality associated with surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Fahad University Hospital, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Afnan F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Almuhanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King Fahad University Hospital, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zeead M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Alghamdi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Fahad University Hospital, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Eiman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alshammari
keywords: Abdominal computed tomography scan; abdominal pain; epiploic appendagitis