Primary epiploic appendagitis: An underappreciated diagnosis. A case series and review of the literature

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 347-350

  Sangha, Simren ^a   Soto, Jorge A ^a   Becker, James M ^a   Farraye, Francis A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal CT; Abdominal pain; Epiploic appendagitis

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDIX DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIMARY EPIPLOIC APPENDAGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; OMENTUM; PERITONITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642343261     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DDAS.0000017463.46961.94     Document Type: Article

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