Primary epiploic appendagitis and fructose malabsorption
| Autor: | Wolfgang J. Schnedl, D H Szolar, Harald Mangge, Sandra J. Wallner-Liebmann, R W Lipp, Peter Kalmar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Malabsorption Medicine (miscellaneous) Fructose malabsorption Fructose Peritoneal Diseases Culprit Gastroenterology Lesion Bloating Malabsorption Syndromes Internal medicine medicine Humans Surgical treatment Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry food and beverages medicine.disease Abdominal Pain Epiploic appendagitis Endocrinology Defecation medicine.symptom business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | European journal of clinical nutrition. 68(12) |
| ISSN: | 1476-5640 |
| Popis: | Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) is a rare cause of abdominal acute or subacute complaints. Diagnosis of PEA is made when computed tomography (CT) reveals a characteristic lesion. We report on contrast-enhanced CT images of a patient with PEA and regression of inflammation and the reduction in size of the inflamed appendage over the time period of 4 months. Patients with PEA usually recover without medication or surgical treatment within a few weeks. However, due to continuing bloating and irregular bowel movements we investigated carbohydrate malabsorption and diagnosed a fructose malabsorption. Bloating and irregular bowel movements in this patient with PEA were correlated to carbohydrate malabsorption and were treated successfully with a diet free of culprit carbohydrates. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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