Utilization of Imaging to Identify a Benign Condition Mimicking Acute Appendicitis in a Child

Authors

Neelam Phalke MD, University of Nevada, RenoFollow
Zubin Mehta MD, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Samrat Das MD, Duke University School of MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-31-2018

Publication Title

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports

Publisher

SAGE

Volume

6

First page number:

1

Last page number:

4

Abstract

One of the most concerning causes of abdominal pain affecting children is acute appendicitis. However, there are benign conditions that can closely mimic appendicitis in children. In this article, we present a case of a child admitted for possible acute appendicitis and determined to have a condition known as omental infarction. The patient was managed medically and made a full recovery without surgical intervention. The aim of this case report is to review omental infarction and present a way of differentiating this disease from appendicitis, utilizing imaging, with the goal of avoiding surgical intervention. We also discuss the presentation and imaging findings of and another closely related condition—epiploic appendagitis. It is important to differentiate appendicitis from these 2 conditions as they can be often managed medically without surgical intervention.

Keywords

Appendicitis; Omental infarct; Appendagitis; Inflammation

Disciplines

Internal Medicine

File Format

PDF

File Size

61 Kb

Language

English

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Repository Citation

Phalke, N., Mehta, Z., Das, S. (2018). Utilization of Imaging to Identify a Benign Condition Mimicking Acute Appendicitis in a Child. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 6 1-4. SAGE.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709618797989