appendagitis

appendagitis

An older, nonspecific term for inflammation of any “appendage” (e.g., epiploic appendages); now known as epiploic appendices (appendices epiploicae [NA6]).
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Fat stranding that is disproportionately more severe than the degree of wall thickening is a finding that suggests inflammatory diseases such as diverticulitis, appendicitis, or epiploic appendagitis.
Imaging infection and inflammation of the terminal ileocecal region: Emphasis on typhoid
The clinical differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain depends on age and localization of the pain and includes acute pancreatitis, acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, gastroduodenal ulcer, diverticulitis, epiploic appendagitis, and other intra-abdominal inflammatory conditions.
Primary Torsion of Lesser Omentum Presented with Acute Abdomen and Successfully Managed with Laparoscopic Surgery
Inflammation of epiploic appendices, primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA), is a rare cause of acute abdomen.
The diagnostic dilemma of primary epiploic appendagitis and how to establish a diagnosis
CT showed a pericolic oval lesion of fat attenuation with a hyper-attenuating ring and central dot sign in the same region that was diagnostic for epiploic appendagitis (EA); (Figure 2).
Primary epiploic appendagitis mimicking acute abdomen in emergency department
Objective: Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is a rare entity caused by the inflammation of the appendix epiploica.
Epiploic appendagitis, an uncommon cause of abdominal pain: a case series and review of the literature
The CT findings were consistent with a diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis.
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Preoperative diagnosis is a challenge and mistaken with appendicitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, epiploic appendagitis, incarcerated hernia, duodenal ulcer, ovarian torsion and ectopic pregnancy.
Omental torsion in pregnant woman: A case report and review of literature
The liquid that is present in this plant can be used to treat gynaecopathy including morbid leucorrhoea, menoxe-nia, dysmenorrhoea, endometritis, appendagitis, and pelvic inflammation (Wei 2006a).
Rhodomyrtone: a new candidate as natural antibacterial drug from Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Various alternate diagnoses can be suggested by CT scanning; these include: mesenteric adenitis, epiploic appendagitis, diverticulitis, Crohn's disease and caecal carcinoma.
Imaging of appendicitis
A diagnosis of primary epiploic appendagitis (EA) was made on the CT findings.
Epiploic appendagitis
1) Epiploic appendagitis has a predominance for the cecum and sigmoid colon.
Primary epiploic appendagitis
Acute epiploic appendagitis presents with acute lower abdominal pain, mimicking acute diverticulitis and acute appendicitis.
An unusual cause of right lower quadrant abdominal pain

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