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Case Reports
. 1999 Sep-Oct;17(5):823-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00089-x.

Epiploic appendagitis: adding to the differential of acute abdominal pain

E L Legome  1 , C Sims, P M Rao
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Case Reports

Epiploic appendagitis: adding to the differential of acute abdominal pain

E L Legome et al. J Emerg Med. 1999 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

We report a patient with epiploic appendagitis who presented with acute abdominal pain. Emergency Department and discharge courses are described. The pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this disorder are discussed. Knowledge of this uncommonly diagnosed entity and its usual benign course may allow the Emergency Physician to order the appropriate studies to help avoid unnecessary surgical treatment.

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