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01-07-2016 | Classics in Abdominal Imaging
The hyperattenuating ring sign of acute epiploic appendagitis
Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 7/2016
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Epiploic appendages are small fat-containing pouches that protrude from the serosal surface of most of the colon. Usually, the normal epiploic appendages are not visible on CT, though adjacent ascites can reveal them (Fig 1).
Fig. 1
Coronal view of a CECT abdomen: massive ascites revealing the normal epiploic appendages of the sigmoid colon
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