Epiploic appendagitis: A new diagnosis for the emergency physician. Two case reports and a review

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 827-832

  Vinson, David R ^a,b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Appendagitis; Appendicitis; Diverticulitis; Epiploic

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; COLONIC DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033200085     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00090-6     Document Type: Article

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