Epiploic appendix
one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum
The epiploic appendices (or appendices epiploicae, or epiploic appendages, or appendix epiploica, or omental appendices) are small pouches of the peritoneum filled with fat and situated along the colon, but are absent in the rectum.
They are chiefly appended to the transverse and sigmoid parts of the colon, however, their function is unknown.
The appendages can become inflamed in a painful process known as epiploic appendagitis which can mimic acute appendicitis and other conditions.
External links
"Anatomy photo:39:13-0202". SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. - "Intestines and Pancreas: Large Intestine"
"Anatomy image:7978". the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
largeintestine at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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