TY  - JOUR
T1  - Epiploic Appendagitis: A rare case of acute abdominal pain
TT  - Epiploik Apandisit: Nadir görülen bir akut karın ağrısı vakası
AU  - Taşkın, Ömer
AU  - Açıkalın Akpınar, Ayça
AU  - Dişel, Nezihat Rana
PY  - 2018
DA  - December
JF  - Anatolian Journal of Emergency Medicine
JO  - Anatolian J Emerg Med
PB  - Türkiye Acil Tıp Derneği
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2651-4311
SP  - 30
EP  - 32
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Epiploic appendagitis(EA) is a rare condition caused by the acute inflammation of an appendixepiploica which may interfere with the causes of acute surgical abdominal pain.Here we report a 22-year-old male who applied to the emergency room with anabdominal pain in left lower quadrant. He had a mild tachycardia, tendernessand guarding on the physical examination and elevated white blood cell count.The patient was diagnosed with EA which was confirmed by computed tomography.The patient was then hospitalized in general surgery clinic for pain managementand follow up. The patient was discharged from hospital without any operativetreatment or further complications. Epiploic appendagitis should be consideredin patients with isolated abdominal pain without symptoms such as nausea,vomiting, fever. Our goal by reporting this case is to remind this diagnosisand prevent patients from unnecessary surgery.
KW  - epiploic appendagitis
KW  - surgical emergency
KW  - abdominal pain
N2  - Epiploik Apandisit (EA)cerrahi akut batın ile karışabilen, appendiks epiploica’nın akut inflamasyonunabağlı bir durumdur. Biz bu yazıda sol alt kadran ağrısıyla acil servisebaşvuran 22 yaşında bir erkek hastayı bildiriyoruz. Hastanın muayenesinde hafiftaşikardisi, hassasiyeti ve defansı vardı ve beyaz küresi yüksekti. Hastayabilgisayarlı tomografi kullanılarak epiploik apandisit tanısı konuldu. Hastaağrı kontrolü ve takip için genel cerrahi servisine yatırıldı. Herhangi birkomplikasyon veya cerrahi operasyon olmadan taburcu edildi. Epiploik apandisitbulantı, kusma, ateş gibi bulguları olmayan izole karın ağrılı hastalarda aklagelmesi gereken bir durumdur. Bu yazıyı yazmaktaki amacımız karın ağrılıhastalarda bu tanıyı da hatırlatmak ve hastalara gereksiz cerrahi girişimiönlemektir.
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UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/anatolianjem/issue//429537
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/635065
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