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'''Epiploic appendagitis''' is rare condition of the large bowel epiploica that can cause abdominal pain.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Trovato P, Simonetti I, Verde F, Lomoro P, Vinci G, Tarotto L, Corvino F, Corvino A |title=Acute epiploic appendagitis: ultrasound and computed tomography findings of a rare case of acute abdominal pain and the role of other imaging techniques |journal=Pol J Radiol |volume=85 |issue= |pages=e178–e182 |date=2020 |pmid=32419882 |pmc=7218446 |doi=10.5114/pjr.2020.94335 |url=}}</ref> | '''Epiploic appendagitis''' is rare condition of the large bowel epiploica that can cause abdominal pain.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Trovato P, Simonetti I, Verde F, Lomoro P, Vinci G, Tarotto L, Corvino F, Corvino A |title=Acute epiploic appendagitis: ultrasound and computed tomography findings of a rare case of acute abdominal pain and the role of other imaging techniques |journal=Pol J Radiol |volume=85 |issue= |pages=e178–e182 |date=2020 |pmid=32419882 |pmc=7218446 |doi=10.5114/pjr.2020.94335 |url=}}</ref> | ||
It is also known as '''epiploic infarction''';<ref name=pmid19635325>{{cite journal | | It is also known as '''epiploic infarction''';<ref name=pmid19635325>{{cite journal |authors=Fraser JD, Aguayo P, Leys CM, St Peter SD, Ostlie DJ |title=Infarction of an epiploic appendage in a pediatric patient |journal=J. Pediatr. Surg. |volume=44 |issue=8 |pages=1659–61 |date=August 2009 |pmid=19635325 |doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.04.030 |url=}}</ref> this may better reflect the underlying pathologic process. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||