Tags: Anatomical Structure.
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 and upper part of 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 a benign but painful process known as epiploic appendagitis which can mimic acute appendicitis and other conditions.
