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Epiploic appendagitis with impairment of serous and narrowing of sigmoid colon: case report

The authors present a case-report of a male, 34 years old patient submitted to laparotomy due to acute abdomen caused by epiploic appendicitis. A special attention was given to the physical examination and intensity of symptoms as well as the unusual findings during surgical procedure because of sigmoid compromising suggesting Crohn's disease.

Epiloic appendicitis


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