Acute epiploic appendagitis at the tip of the appendix mimicking acute appendicitis: A rare case report with literature review

Table 1 Acute appendiceal epiploic appendagitis and literature review

Author	Age (yr)	Sex	Symptom	Lab results	Size of the lesion	Location of the lesion	CT appearance	Outcomes
Hambury et al[4]	34	F	RLQ pain	Not mentioned	1.3 cm	Junction of the middle and distal one-third of the appendix	N/A	Surgically confirmed
Sand et al[5]	50	M	RLQ pain	Leukocytosis (WBC 12/nL) Elevated CRP (1 mg/dL)	Not mentioned	Not mentioned	N/A	Surgically confirmed
Aslam et al[3]	57	M	RLQ pain	Leukocytosis	Not mentioned	Near the tip of appendix	N/A	Surgically confirmed
Magnusonet al[6]	36	F	RLQ pain	Within normal range	Not mentioned	Proximal appendix	N/A	Surgically confirmed
Purysko et al[2]	38	M	RLQ pain	Not mentioned	Not mentioned	Near the tip of appendix	Periappendiceal fatty oval lesion with hyperattenuating rim	Surgically confirmed
Jung et al[8]	32	M	RLQ pain	Leukocytosis(WBC 10950/mm3) Elevated ESR (14 mm/h)	1.5 cm	Near the tip of appendix	Periappendiceal fatty oval lesion with hyperattenuating rim and central linear hyperattenuation	Surgically confirmed
Sahin et al[7]	63	F	RLQ pain	Leukocytosis (WBC 13300/mm3	Not mentioned	Near the middle of appendix	N/A	Surgically confirmed

WBC: White blood cell; RLQ: Right lower quadrant; CT: Computed tomography.