A rare cause of abdominal pain: Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) Karın ağrısının nadir bir sebebi: Primer epiploik apendajitis

Erkan G., Gezen C., Bılgın S. S.

Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, cilt.7, sa.4, ss.567-569, 2016 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.4436
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.567-569
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Abdominal Pain, Primary Epiploic Apendagitis, Computed Tomography
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) is a rare disease caused by torsion or spontaneous thrombosis of the central vein that drains epiploic appendages (EA). Primary Epiploic Appendagitis (PEA) is an ischemic infarction. Although PEA is a self-limiting disease and does not require surgical intervention in most cases, it may mimic diseases that require surgical intervention or aggressive medical therapy, such as appendicitis, diverticulitis, or cholecystitis. In order to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention, PEA should be kept in mind when patients present with acute abdominal pain. In this report, we present a PEA case admitted with abdominal pain.