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How can you get epiploic appendagitis?
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Bad luck: Epiploic appendages are normal fingerlike projections of fat from the large intestine, in rare cases, they can torse (twist) and the end of them can lose blood supply and die off. They are difficult to diagnose, occasionally they are seen on CT scans. The treatment is usually simply pain control and time. Rarely need operation. They are sometimes mistaken for appendicitis.
Answered 4/2/2018
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