Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: An inflamed necrotic appendix epiploicum with immediate contact to a non-inflamed appendix vermiformis: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report An inflamed necrotic appendix epiploicum with immediate contact to a non-inflamed appendix vermiformis a case report Michael Sand 1 Gerd Bonhag1 Falk-Georges Bechara2 Daniel Sand3 and Benno Mann1 Address Department of General and Visceral Surgery Augusta Krankenanstalt Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum Bergstr 26 44791 Bochum Germany 2Department of Dermatology and Allergology Ruhr-University Bochum Gudrunstr 56 44791 Bochum Germany and 3Department of Physiological Science University of California Los Angeles UCLA 621 Charles E Young Drive South Los Angeles CA 90095-1527 UsA Email Michael Sand - Gerd Bonhag-bonhag@ Falk- Georges Bechara - Daniel Sand - ucla_daniel@ Benno Mann - mann@ Corresponding author Published 10 February 2009 Received 23 June 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 57 doi 1752-1947-3-57 Accepted 10 February 2009 This article is available from http content 3 1 57 2009 Sand et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Epiploic appendagitis is a rare cause of focal abdominal pain which depending on its localisation can mimic a variety of abdominal diseases. We describe a patient with an inflamed necrotic appendix epiploicum with immediate contact to a non-inflamed appendix vermiformis mimicking acute appendicitis. Considering the rare localization this is the first report of this kind in the literature. Case presentation We present the case of a 50-year-old Caucasian man
