TITLE:
Epiploic appendagitis as an uncommon cause of lower abdominal pain
AUTHORS:
Toshikatsu Okumura, Masumi Ohhira, Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Yoko Kikuchi, Yutaka Kohgo, Shinsuke Yoshihara, Hirofumi Okabe, Tsukasa Nozu
KEYWORDS:
Epiploic Appendagitis; Lower Abdominal Pain; CT
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.2 No.2,
May
21,
2012
ABSTRACT: Epiploic appendagitis should be considered to be an uncommon cause of lower abdominal pain. To diagnose accurately, typical CT findings are needed, and total colonoscopy should be done later to rule out the possibility of diverticulosis.