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This case report describes a rare case of small bowel obstruction caused by chronic torsion of an epiploic appendix. CT imaging showed dilated and thick-walled small bowel loops converging towards a heterogeneous mass in the right lower quadrant, along with signs of strangulation. At surgery, a band from the mass was found twisting a loop of small bowel, causing strangulation. Histological examination found the mass was a chronically infarcted and calcified epiploic appendix. This case demonstrates a unique

Author
Komang Adhi Amertajaya
Language
EN