Open AccessAcute epiploic appendagitis mimicking symptoms of urinary tract infection: A diagnostic enigma in the emergency department
Author(s) -
Iqbal Phool,
Murtaza Muhammad,
Waqar Younis Hafiz,
Abd Ur Rehman Muhammad,
Bint I Bilal Ammara,
Niraula Sushil
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5275
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , appendix , radiology , general surgery , gastroenterology , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
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.