Necrose idiopática do epíploo / Idiopatic necrosis of the epiploon

The most common causes of acute abdominal pain are acute apendicites or cholecistites among several other causes, but uncommon ethiology should be remembered. The authors report a case of a 34 year-old man with necrosis of the epiploon that simulated an acute apendicites. The correct diagnosis and the treatment were done by laparoscopy.