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Case Reports
. 2009 Jan;14(1):34-5.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.54812.

A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain

Mansoor Khizer  1 , Samujh Ram, Abdul Mannan Khan
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Case Reports

A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain

Mansoor Khizer et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

A child with torsion of appendix epiploicae presenting as acute right iliac fossa pain in abdomen is reported.

Keywords: Acute appendicitis; appendectomy; torsion appendix epiploicae.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Torsed gangrenous appendix epiploicae
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Figure 2
Minimally inflammed appendix
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