Pedunculated Epipericardial Fat Torsion: A Subtle Clinical and Radiological Mimicker

Abstract

Teaching Point: Epipericardial fat torsion is a little-known and uncommon condition with sometimes subtle findings making general awareness essential for detection and for confident diagnosis.

Keywords

• epipericardial fat necrosis
• mediastinal fat necrosis
• acute chest pain
• pleuritic chest pain
• pulmonary embolism