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Case Reports
. 2014 May 30:2014:bcr2013203055.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203055.

A twist in the tale: epiploic appendagitis mimicking acute appendicitis

Adrian Matthew Shields  1 , Harry Dean  2 , Simon Atkinson  2
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A twist in the tale: epiploic appendagitis mimicking acute appendicitis

Adrian Matthew Shields et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Axial CT of the abdomen performed on day 2 of admission. A fat density, 1.7 cm nodule can be seen overlying the anterior caecum with associated fat stranding corresponding to an inflamed epiploic appendage (A). The appendix is of normal radiological appearance and arises from the medial caecum (B).
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