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What are the commonest complications of diverticulitis?
Abscess, perforation and fistula.
CT images show few scattered diverticular outpouchings of the colon. Mural thickening of the sigmoid colon with stranding of the surrounding fat planes denoting diverticulitis. There is mild amount of pelvic free fluid without abscess formation.
A small amount of pneumoperitoneum is also noted in keeping with perforation. No extraluminal contrast density could be seen suggesting the possibility of a sealed perforation.