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CT scan of the abdomen:green arrow showing the transition point in the terminal ileum, adhered to the sigmoid colon.
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Abdominal computed tomography (CT scan) followed and revealed SBO, showing a transition point in the terminal ileum (Figure 1).
Lower midline laparotomy on the 4th postoperative day.
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Exploratory laparotomy was decided starting with a lower midline incision (Figure 2).
(a, b) Macroscopic view of the inflamed epiploic appendix after formalin fixation.
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Histolopathological examination revealed hypertrophic epiploic appendagitis, with areas of necrosis and inflammation and hemorrhagic infiltration at peripheral sites (Figures 3(a) and 3(b)).