Infarction of an Epiploic Appendage

Desai, Himanshu; Tripodi, Joseph; Gold, Burton M.; Burakoff, Robert

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“…Appetite and bowel functions are usually unchanged. 4 Nausea and vomiting were reported in 25%-40% of the patients, and a palpable RIF mass was reported in a similar percentage, 4-6 but none of our patients had a palpable mass.…”

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“…4 Men and women are equally affected. 4 The right iliac fossa remains the most common site for the pain and tenderness, even if the sigmoid colon is the affected site. Appetite and bowel functions are usually unchanged.…”

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“…However, patients with epiploical complications are less unwell compared to those with acute appendicitis, usually with a slight increase in temperature and leukocyte count. [4][5][6] In other situations, the condition may mimic other acute abdominal conditions such as diverticulitis, torsion of an ovarian cyst and cholecystitis, depending on the location. Local abscess formation may occur, simulating a neoplastic process.…”

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Torsion of Abdominal Appendages Presenting with Acute Abdominal Pain

2000

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Background: Diseases of the abdominal appendages are rare causes of abdominal pain in all age groups. Patients and Methods: Nine patients with torsion and infarction of abdominal appendages were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Four patients had torsion and infarction of the appendices epiploicae, four patients had torsion and infarction of part of the greater omentum, and one patient had torsion and infarction of the falciform ligament. The patient with the falciform ligament disease represents the first reported case of primary torsion and infarction of the falciform ligament, and the patient with the transverse colon epiploica represents the first reported case of vibrationinduced appendix epiploica torsion and infarction. The patient with the falciform ligament disease presented with a tender upper abdominal mass, and the remaining patients were operated upon with the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Conclusion:The presence of normal appendix with free serosanguinous fluid in the peritoneal cavity should raise the possibility of a disease, and calls for further evaluation of the intra-abdominal organs. If the diagnosis is suspected preoperatively, CT scan and ultrasound may lead to a correct diagnosis and possibly conservative management: Laparoscopy is playing an increasing diagnostic and therapeutic role in such situations.

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Torsion of Abdominal Appendages Presenting with Acute Abdominal Pain

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“…They are found incidentally at laparotomy or autopsy by accident and often they have no clinical relevance, whereas sometimes they become symptomatic. Exact etiopathogenesis is not known but the most common origin of these bodies are infracted appendices epiploicae that get detached and lie loose in the peritoneum and get saponified and later calcification occur [1,2]. These loose bodies are usually incidental findings that do not require any specific treatment until they become complicated [3][4][5][6].…”

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Peritoneal Mice' A Peritoneal Loose Body in Pelvic Cavity of 70 Years Old Man, An Incidental Finding- A Case Report

2017

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Peritoneal loose bodies, or peritoneal mice, are rare asymptomatic lesions that are usually found as an incidental finding during abdominal surgery or autopsy. Giant peritoneal loose bodies are rare. Giant loose bodies, measuring more than 5 cm, are rare and only a few cases are reported in the literature. These bodies are usually infarcted appendices epiploicae, which become detached and appear as a peritoneal loose body in the abdominal cavity. We present a rare case large peritoneal loose body "peritoneal mice" found during a laparoscopic abdominal surgery in a 70 years old male patient. Usually these peritoneal loose bodies are left untreated until complication arises.

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“…Some researchers have suggested that large loose bodies can be formed by the accumulation of peritoneal serum in the appendices epiploicae. [3][4][5][6] We report herein a case of a giant loose body measuring 50 ϫ 40 ϫ 30 mm, and discuss how such diameter. However, a large body, such as the one we discovered, measuring 50 mm, is very rare.…”

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Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity: Report of a Case

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This report describes a giant peritoneal loose body in the pelvic cavity. A 63-year-old man who was asymptomatic underwent a routine medical examination, which revealed a tumor in the pelvic space. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a smooth-surfaced mass with two marked calcifications in the central position. Preoperatively, we suspected a calcified leiomyoma originating from the wall of the sigmoid colon; however, at laparoscopic surgery we extracted a hard, egg-shaped mass 5 cm in diameter, with detached appendices epiploicae. Histological examination revealed that this peritoneal loose body was made up of thick layers of fibrous tissue with a few cellular components, and necrotic fat tissue in the central position. Small peritoneal loose bodies are occasionally found during laparotomy or autopsy, but such a large one is very unusual.

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Infarction of an Epiploic Appendage

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Torsion of Abdominal Appendages Presenting with Acute Abdominal Pain

Torsion of Abdominal Appendages Presenting with Acute Abdominal Pain

Peritoneal Mice' A Peritoneal Loose Body in Pelvic Cavity of 70 Years Old Man, An Incidental Finding- A Case Report

Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity: Report of a Case

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