Acute epiploic appendagitis mimicking symptoms of urinary tract infection: A diagnostic enigma in the emergency department

The epiploic appendages (also known as appendices epiploicae) are usually located on the anti‐mesenteric surface of the colon, extending from the caecum to the rectosigmoid, and epiploic appendagitis (EA) is the inflammation of these appendages. We report a clinical image of epiploic appendagitis cr...

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Autores principales: Iqbal, Phool, Murtaza, Muhammad, Waqar Younis, Hafiz, Abd Ur Rehman, Muhammad, Bint I Bilal, Ammara, Niraula, Sushil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8777165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35079388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5275
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Sumario:The epiploic appendages (also known as appendices epiploicae) are usually located on the anti‐mesenteric surface of the colon, extending from the caecum to the rectosigmoid, and epiploic appendagitis (EA) is the inflammation of these appendages. We report a clinical image of epiploic appendagitis creating a diagnostic challenge.

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