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Je Hoon Park

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Clinical Characteristics of Primary Epiploic Appendagitis: Young Un Choi, Pyong Wha Choi, Yong Hwan Park, Jae Il Kim, Tae Gil Heo, Je Hoon Park, Myung Soo Lee, Chul Nam Kim, Surk Hyo Chang, Jeong Wook Seo; J Korean Soc Coloproctol. 2011;27(3):114-121. Published online June 30, 2011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/jksc.2011.27.3.114

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Purpose

Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) is a rare cause of an acute abdomen. It can be clinically misdiagnosed as either diverticulitis or appendicitis on clinical examination because the clinical symptoms and signs of PEA are non-specific. The present study was performed to describe the clinical characteristics of PEA and to assess the differences between PEA and diverticulitis.

Methods

We reviewed the clinical records and radiologic findings of 31 consecutive patients with PEA and compared them with those of patients with diverticulitis without complications.

Results

In most cases, abdominal pain was localized to the right (13 cases, 41.9%) or left (13 cases, 41.9%) lower quadrants. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting were infrequent, and localized tenderness without peritoneal irritation was common. All patients were afebrile, and only 4 patients (12.9%) showed leukocytosis. In all cases except one, a pericolic fatty mass with a hyperattenuated ring was observed on computed tomography. Patients with left PEA were younger than those with diverticulitis (41.4 ± 11.9 vs. 69.7 ± 13.3, P < 0.001), and the mean body mass index was higher in patients with left PEA (26.4 ± 2.9 vs. 22.6 ± 3.4, P = 0.01). Whereas one patient (6.7%) with left PEA showed leukocytosis, the incidence of leukocytosis in patients with diverticulitis was 80% (8/10) (P < 0.001).

Conclusion

In patients with an acute abdomen showing localized tenderness without associated symptoms or leukocytosis, a high index of suspicion for PEA is necessary. For correct diagnosis and proper management, it would useful for surgeons to be aware of the computed tomographic findings and the natural course of the disease.

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