Non-Surgical Case of Acute Abdomen in An Adolescent Male: A Case Report on Epiploic Appendagitis
Laurice S. San Jose1, Portia Menelia Decano-Monreal2
1Laurice S. San Jose, Department of Paediatrics, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
2Portia Menelia Decano Monreal, Department of Paediatrics, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Manuscript received on 29 May 2026 | First Revised Manuscript received on 04 July 2026 | Second Manuscript Accepted on 09 July 2026 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 July 2026 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2026 | PP: 22-25 | Volume-6 Issue-5 July 2026 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijpmh.E116706050726 | DOI: 10.54105/ijpmh.E1167.06050726
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Abstract: This is a rare case of Epiploic appendagitis in an eleven-year-old overweight male who presented with severe left lower quadrant pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast showed pathognomonic signs of the disease (a fat-density ovoid structure adjacent to the proximal sigmoid colon with peripheral fat strandings and a hyperattenuating ring-like structure), and the patient was managed with antibiotics and analgesics. Recognition of this disease on diagnostic imaging encourages clinicians and surgeons to manage it based on imaging findings confidently.
Keywords: Epiploic Appendagitis, Acute Abdomen, Computed Tomography, Case Report.
Scope of the Article: Health Care Management