Descending Colon Epiploic Appendagitis Mimicking Diverticulitis: A Case Report

Anas E Ahmed, Omar G Alahmadi, Abdullah H Althurwi, Osaid H Niazi, Yazen A Alomary

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.102484
Published: 2026-01-28
Container: Cureus
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.102484,
  title = {Descending Colon Epiploic Appendagitis Mimicking Diverticulitis: A Case Report},
  author = {Anas E Ahmed and Omar G Alahmadi and Abdullah H Althurwi and Osaid H Niazi and Yazen A Alomary},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.102484},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102484}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Descending Colon Epiploic Appendagitis Mimicking Diverticulitis: A Case Report
AU  - Anas E Ahmed
AU  - Omar G Alahmadi
AU  - Abdullah H Althurwi
AU  - Osaid H Niazi
AU  - Yazen A Alomary
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.102484
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102484
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Ahmed, A. E., Alahmadi, O. G., Althurwi, A. H., Niazi, O. H., & Alomary, Y. A. (2026). Descending Colon Epiploic Appendagitis Mimicking Diverticulitis: A Case Report. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102484

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