The Clinical Diagnostic Value of MSCT in Primary Epiploic Appendagitis
XU Guan-zhen
ZOU Wen-yuan
SHI Lei
LIU Yue
ZENG Lei
JI Tao-tao
LI Jing-jing
LIN Hua
Abstract：Objective: To investigate the imaging features of primary epiploic appendagitis, and to discuss their diagnostic value. Methods: 3 cases were retrospectively analyzed clinical and imaging data of the different parts of the patients with PEA. Combined with the relevant literatures, their imaging characteristics were discussed. Results: 3 cases of PEA, CT scan revealed than there were 3 cases in colon, 1 case in sigmoid colon, 1 case in ileocecal region, 1 case in ascending colon, The lesions were ovoid fatty mass abutting the colon, High density ring with adjacent fat stranding was present in 3 patients, lesions in the central point, linear density. Anti-inflammatory therapy effect is obvious, to avoid the surgical intervention. Conclusion: primary epiploic appendagitis has classical imaging appearance, CT scan is valuable in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of primary epiploic appendagitis.
Keywords：primary epiploic appendagitisMSCTabdomen
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 525-532 )