Epiploic appendagitis is inflammation in your epiploic appendages, little knobs of fatty tissue that lie against your colon. It’s not serious, but it feels similar to other, more serious conditions.

May 28, 2023 · Epiploic appendagitis is a condition that can cause severe stomach and abdominal pain. It’s relatively rare and has only recently become more easily noticed in the …

Dec 8, 2021 · Epiploic appendagitis occurs when you lose blood flow to very small pouches of fat situated along the surface of the colon or large intestine. These pouches are called epiploic …

Jun 12, 2024 · Epiploic appendagitis is typically caused by twisting of the peritoneum. Without sufficient blood flow, they can become inflamed, or the tissue can start to die (a process called …

Epiploic appendagitis is an ischemic infarction of an epiploic appendage caused by torsion or spontaneous thrombosis of the epiploic appendage central draining vein.

Oct 5, 2025 · Epiploic appendagitis is a condition that causes severe abdominal pain. The condition develops when blood cannot flow to small pouches of fat on your large intestine.

Apr 25, 2025 · Epiploic appendagitis is an inflammatory condition affecting the epiploic appendages, which are small, fat-filled pouches attached to the colon. These appendages can …

Mar 4, 2025 · Epiploic appendagitis refers to the inflammation and necrosis of the epiploic appendages, which are small, fat filled pouches that line the colon (i.e., large intestine).

Oct 11, 2025 · Epiploic appendagitis, also referred to as appendicitis epiploica or epiplopericolitis is the inflammation or torsion of one or a couple of the hundred or so small protrusions of fatty …

Epiploic appendagitis is a rare cause of acute abdomen that often manifests with acute onset of pain in the left or right lower quadrant. Its symptoms can mimic and be mistaken for acute …