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Gray‐scale and color doppler sonographic diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis

Gray‐scale and color doppler sonographic diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis Depending on its location, epiploic appendagitis may mimic nearly any acute abdominal condition. We present the case of a patient with left lower quadrant pain. Sonography demonstrated an ovoid, hyperechoic, noncompressible lesion at the point of tenderness but no inflammatory changes in the adjacent colonic wall. Color Doppler sonography showed no flow in the lesion. Based on the sonographic diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis, conservative treatment was given, with complete recovery in 5 days. Awareness of these sonographic findings may aid in the early diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis and avoid unnecessary treatment. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 29:197–199, 2001. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Ultrasound Wiley

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
0091-2751
eISSN
1097-0096
DOI
10.1002/1097-0096(200103/04)29:3<197::AID-JCU1019>3.0.CO;2-O
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Abstract

Depending on its location, epiploic appendagitis may mimic nearly any acute abdominal condition. We present the case of a patient with left lower quadrant pain. Sonography demonstrated an ovoid, hyperechoic, noncompressible lesion at the point of tenderness but no inflammatory changes in the adjacent colonic wall. Color Doppler sonography showed no flow in the lesion. Based on the sonographic diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis, conservative treatment was given, with complete recovery in 5 days. Awareness of these sonographic findings may aid in the early diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis and avoid unnecessary treatment. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 29:197–199, 2001.

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Journal of Clinical UltrasoundWiley

Published: Mar 1, 2001

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