- Epiploic Appendagitis : Key Facts
- Epiploic appendage may undergo torsion and inflammation and causes LLQ or RLQ depending where located
- Occurs in 1% of patients suspected of appendicitis and is self limited process
- Classic ring of thickened visceral peritoneal lining - "Acute epiploic appendagitis is a self limited inflammation of the appendices epiploicae, a condition that before CT was available, was most commonly diagnosed at surgery."
Acute Epiploic Appendagitis and Its Mimics
Singh AK et al
RadioGraphics 2005; 25:1521-1534 - Acute Epiploic Appendagitis: Facts
- 4th-5th decade of life
- Most patients have normal white count and are afebrile
- Most common in region of sigmoid colon but can also involve cecum
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