Diagnosis and treatment of epiploic appendagitis in a Middle Eastern country: An observational retrospective analysis of 156 cases.
Ayman El-MenyarSyed G A NaqviOmer Al-YahriAbdelaziz Ma AbusalAbdulwahhab Al-ShaikhliSadia SajidHusham AbdelrahmanAhmad G KloubMuhamed IbnasRifat LatifiYasser M R TobleHassan Al-ThaniPublished in: World journal of surgery (2024)
This is the most extensive study analyzing EPA patients from the Middle East. EPA is a rare and mostly self-limiting acute abdominal disorder; however, early ultrasound and CT scan can pick it up quickly after a high index of suspicion.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- cross sectional
- liver failure
- prognostic factors
- dual energy
- drug induced
- image quality
- intensive care unit
- respiratory failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- patient reported
- contrast enhanced ultrasound