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Acute Epiploic Appendagitis: A Rare Case Report

1Zayed Military Hospital, Internal Medicine Resident, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

2Zayed Military Hospital, Gastroenterology Consultant, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021, Vol. 9 No. 1, 9-11
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-1-3
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Mousa Suhail Abu Ghoush, Fozeya Alzaabi, Thamer Samha. Acute Epiploic Appendagitis: A Rare Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(1):9-11. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-1-3.

Correspondence to: Mousa  Suhail Abu Ghoush, Zayed Military Hospital, Internal Medicine Resident, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Email: mousasuhail@hotmail.com

Abstract

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.

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