Fig. 5From: CT imaging findings of epiploic appendagitis: an unusual cause of abdominal painAcute epiploic appendagitis in a 40-year-old man. Axial non-contrast CT image demonstrates a fatty ovoid lesion with high density rim (arrow) that abuts the sigmoid colon and contain central focal area of hyperattenuation (curved arrow), consistent with the “central dot sign” suggestive of thrombosed vascular pedicle. Note also surrounding mild fat inflammation (arrowhead)Back to article page