Epiploic appendagitis: Report of two cases and review of literatue

Year 2013, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 131 - 134, 01.12.2013

Nurten Türkel Küçükmetin Eser Vardareli Murat Saruç Bahattin Çiçek Haluk Akman Güngör Boztaş Nurdan Tözün

Abstract

We reported two patients with epiploic appendagitis presented with acute abdominal pain. Reviewing the literature, we also discussed the pathology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of the primary epiploic appendagitis.

Keywords

Primary epiploic appendagitis

Epiploik apandisit: İki olgu nedeniyle literatürün gözden geçirilmesi

Abstract

Biz burada akut batın tablosu gibi prezente olan iki epiploik apandisit olgusunu sunduk. Ayrıca literatür eşliğinde primer epiploik apandisitin patoloji, klinik, tanı ve tedavisini tartıştık.

Keywords

Primer epiploik apandisit

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