Gastroent Hepat Barc
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February 2008
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Epiploic appendages are fat-filled, serosa-covered pediculated formations originating in the external wall of the bowel, toward the peritoneal cavity. Torsion of the epiploic appendages produces strangulation and infarction of the pedicle, initially venous and, when prolonged, ischemic, resulting in epiploic appendagitis. ⋯ Diagnosis is established through imaging techniques (ultrasound and computed tomography). Treatment is conservative and the prognosis is excellent.