Open AccessAcute epiploic appendagitis at the tip of the appendix mimicking acute appendicitis: A rare case report with literature review
Author(s) -
Kai Huang,
Abdul Waheed,
William Juan,
Subhasis Misra,
Cristiano Alpendre,
Stephen A. Jones
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i8.342
Subject(s) - appendix , vermiform , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , appendicitis , abdominal pain , acute appendicitis , surgery , acute abdomen , quadrant (abdomen) , emergency department , physical examination , abdomen , radiology , general surgery , gross examination , pathology , paleontology , psychiatry , biology
Acute epiploic appendagitis of the appendix (AEAA) is a rare self-limiting inflammatory disorder of the epiploic appendages (EA) close to the vermiform appendix, which often times mimicking the presentation of acute appendicitis (AA). To date, very few cases of AEAA have been reported. We report a case of a 52-year old man with the clinical suspicion of AA, but post-operative specimen examination confirmed AEAA as the final diagnosis.