ArticleRadiology case reports2021
Epiploic appendagitis of the vermiform appendix--An unusual mimic of acute appendicitis.
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- A rare case of epiploic appendagitis of the vermiform appendix.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Epiploic appendagitis of the vermiform appendix: Diagnostic challenge and radiologic differentiation.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Epiploic appendagitis on the vermiform appendix is often misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis.Emergency radiology · 2025Article
- Right lower quadrant pain: not always appendicitis but epiploic appendagitis of appendix.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
- Epiploic appendagitis - a rare cause of acute lower abdominal pain.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Epiploic appendagitis is a condition resulting from ischemia or necrosis involving the appendage epiploica either due to torsion or spontaneous thrombosis of the venous outflow. It is one of the myriad causes of acute abdominal pain and can masquerade clinically as appendicitis, omental infarction, sclerosing mesenteritis and even diverticulitis. Epiploic appendagitis of the vermiform appendix is a rare entity, clinically indistinguishable from appendicitis. We present a 45-year-old male patient with 4-day duration of right iliac fossa pain and tenderness, with strong clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis. CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated Epiploic appendagitis of the vermiform appendix, whilst the appendix remained uninflamed. The patient was thus discharged with conservative management without having to go undergo needless surgery, thereby avoiding the potential complications thereof.
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