Epiploic Appendicitis in Differential Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain: A Pediatric Case Akut Karın Ağrısı Ayırıcı Tanısında Epiploik Apandisit: Çocuk Olgu
Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine(Turkey), cilt.10, sa.2, ss.154-157, 2023 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/cayd.galenos.2022.26213
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine(Turkey)
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-157
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Epiploic appendicitis, abdominal pain, pediatric case
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Epiploic appendicitis is an uncommon and self-limiting disease. Clinically, it can often mimic acute appendicitis or acute diverticulitis, which are more common causes of acute lower abdominal pain. A 16-year-old male patient was admitted to our pediatric gastroenterology outpatient clinic with complaints of diarrhea (4 times a day) and severe abdominal pain in the epigastric region for three days. Abdominal computed tomography showed normal pancreas, hepatosteatosis, thickening of the cecum wall, multiple mesenteric lymphadenopathy in the right lower quadrant, areas similar to fat necrosis and 25x20 mm lesions compatible with EA. The patient, whose clinical and laboratory findings improved completely with antibiotic therapy, was discharged. In this study, we aimed to draw attention to epiploic appendicitis, which is one of the causes of acute lower abdominal pain in children and should be kept in mind in order to prevent unnecessary operations.