Table 1.

Differences between epiploic appendagitis and omental infarction^3–8

	Epiploic appendagitis	Omental infarction
Symptoms	Right lower and left lower quadrant pain	Right lower and upper quadrant pain
Classical location	Left side adjacent to sigmoid colon	Right side in between colon and anterior abdominal wall
Relation to colon	Abutting the colon surface	Epicentered in omentum, separated from colon
Size	<5 cm	>5 cm
Central dot sign	Seen	Not seen
Hyperattenuated rim	More common	Less common
Common differential diagnoses	Acute diverticulitis, acute appendicitis	Acute cholecystitis, acute appendicitis
Management	Mostly conservative	Mostly conservative