Question 283
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":1376,"text":"acute diverticulitis"},{"id":1377,"text":"large bowel obstruction"},{"id":1378,"text":"ovarian torsion"},{"id":1379,"text":"retroperitoneal hemorrhage"},{"id":1380,"text":"ureteric obstruction"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":1376,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eClinically patients present with abdominal pain and guarding. It is essentially indistinguishable from \u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/diverticulitis\"\u003ediverticulitis\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/acute-appendicitis\"\u003eacute appendicitis\u003c/a\u003e (depending on location) and although an uncommon condition, it accounts for up to 7% of cases of suspected \u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/diverticulitis\"\u003ediverticulitis\u003c/a\u003e. Since there is focal peritoneal irritation, pain maybe more localized than in the other causes of acute abdominal pain.\u003c/p\u003e","id":283,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2139","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/epiploic-appendagitis/questions/282","relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eClinically epiploic appendagitis is often indistinguishable from...\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/283"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"1376","percentage":94},{"alternativeId":"1378","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"1379","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"1380","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"1377","percentage":0}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"epiploic-appendagitis"}