Epiploic appendagitis: Adding to the differential of acute abdominal pain

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 823-826

  Legome, Eric L ^a   Sims, Carrie ^a   Rao, Patrick M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Acute; Appendagitis; Epiploic; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDIX DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE;

EID: 0033199160     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00089-X     Document Type: Article

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