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Apendicite epiplóica: resolução videolaparoscópica

2005; Brazilian College of Surgeons; Volume: 32; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0100-69912005000200014

ISSN

1809-4546

Autores

Ivan Tramujas da Costa e Silva, Raul Rodrigues da Costa Neto, Érica Liberato Guimarães,

Tópico(s)

Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions

Resumo

Appendices epiploicae can be the site of torsion and appendagitis.Diagnosis is currently being made by ultrasonography and computerized tomography.Expectant treatment is proposed based on the assumption that epiploic appendicitis is a self limited affection.A case of torsion of a sigmoid epiploic appendage is described.The condition was missed by abdominal ultrasonography.Correct diagnosis and immediate definite treatment were performed by videolaparoscopy (Rev.Col. Bras.

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