Ischemic Strangulation of a Giant Epiploic Appendage through an Omental Defect: a Case Report
We report a rare case of an epiploic appendage twisted through an omental defect, resulting in an epiploic appendagitis at a distance to the colonic wall. The 59-year-old women complained of low abdominal pain and alguria, progressively increasing following a total colonoscopy 4 days earlier.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/1112 |
| Summary: | We report a rare case of an epiploic appendage twisted through an omental defect, resulting in an epiploic appendagitis at a distance to the colonic wall. The 59-year-old women complained of low abdominal pain and alguria, progressively increasing following a total colonoscopy 4 days earlier. |
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| ISSN: | 2514-8281 |