Epiploic appendagitis

Case contributed by Prashant Gupta , 30 Jul 2012
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 10 Aug 2018

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Presentation was changed:
intenseIntense acute left iliac fossa pain.
Age changed from 48 years to 50 years.
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This case illustrates the typical findings of epiploic appendagitis.

The fat stranding is close apposedclosely opposed to the colonic the colonic wall with no evidence of diverticulaediverticula. Further, there is no adjacent bowel thickening.

  • -<p>This case illustrates the typical findings of <a href="/articles/epiploic_appendagitis" title="Epiploic appendagitis">epiploic appendagitis</a>.</p><p>The fat stranding is close apposed to the colonic wall with no evidence of diverticulae. Further there is no adjacent bowel thickening.</p>
  • +<p>This case illustrates the typical findings of <a href="/articles/epiploic-appendagitis">epiploic appendagitis</a>. The fat stranding is closely opposed to the colonic wall with no evidence of diverticula. Further, there is no adjacent bowel thickening.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

persistentPersistent echogenic fat seen in the left iliac fossa at the site of maximum probe tenderness.

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Findings was changed:

fatFat stranding is seen adjacent to descending colon with a fatty locule seen with surrounding hyperdense rim. Oblique MPR reveals the characteristic central hyperdense dot.

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Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )

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fat stranding seen adjacent to descending colon

Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )

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coronal MPR
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )

Description was removed:
fatty locule seen with surrounding hyperdense rim

Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )

Description was removed:
oblique MPR reveals the characteristic central hyperdense dot.
Perspective changed from Axial to Oblique.

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