Abstract
Torsion of epiploic appendages simulating acute appendicitis - JSAS- Print ISSN No: - Online ISSN No:- 2582-6387 Article DOI No:- 10.18231/j.jsas.2020.004, IP Journal of Surgery and Allied Sciences-IP J Surg Allied Sci
Highlights
Epiploic appendages called as appendices epiploicae, they are fatty appendages about 0.5-5cm in length, arranged in two rows along the serosa of colon from caecum to rectosigmoid junction
Case Report 1 A 28 years old female patient presented in the emergency with acute onset severe pain in right iliac fossa (RIF)
Case Report 2 A 45 years old female patient presented in the emergency with acute onset pain in RIF, severe in intensity and non-radiating
Summary
Epiploic appendages called as appendices epiploicae, they are fatty appendages about 0.5-5cm in length, arranged in two rows along the serosa of colon from caecum to rectosigmoid junction. Case Report 1 A 28 years old female patient presented in the emergency with acute onset severe pain in right iliac fossa (RIF). On clinical examination temperature was 98.4°F, guarding and tenderness was present in RIF. Diagnostic laparoscopy was done, and a tortuous and gangrenous appendage was found attached to the caecum and was excised.
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