eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2020-10-15 9 1 9 11 10.12691/ajmcr-9-1-3 AJMCR2021913 article Mousa Suhail Abu Ghoush mousasuhail@hotmail.com 1 Fozeya Alzaabi 2 Thamer Samha 2 Zayed Military Hospital, Internal Medicine Resident, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Zayed Military Hospital, Gastroenterology Consultant, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Acute epiploic appendagitis is a relatively rare cause of lower abdominal pain it clinically mimics other causes of acute abdomen that require surgical intervention such as acute diverticulitis or appendicitis. Here, we report a case of a 33-year-old male who presented with an acute left lower abdominal pain. Awareness of such a clinical condition with its characteristic imaging findings is important to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/1/3/ajmcr-9-1-3.pdf abdominal computed tomography scan abdominal pain epiploic appendagitis acute abdomen