Acute colonic diverticulitis
Diagnosis almost certain
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Acute Colonic Diverticulitiscolonic diverticulitis
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The patient presented with acute abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute uncomplicated diverticulitisand managed conservatively.
The follow up-up scan (for a different indication related to the patient's history) showed complete resolution of the inflammatory changes.
-<p>The patient presented with acute abdominal pain and diagnosed with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis and managed conservatively.</p><p>The follow up scan (for different indication related to the patient history) showed complete resolution of the inflammatory changes. </p>- +<p>The patient presented with acute abdominal pain and was diagnosed with <a href="/articles/hinchey-classification-of-acute-diverticulitis" title="Hinchey classification of acute diverticulitis">acute </a>uncomplicated <a href="/articles/colonic-diverticulitis-1" title="Colonic diverticulitis">diverticulitis</a><a href="/articles/hinchey-classification-of-acute-diverticulitis" title="Acute diverticulitis - Hinchey classification"> </a>and managed conservatively.</p><p>The follow-up scan (for a different indication related to the patient's history) showed complete resolution of the inflammatory changes.</p>
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- Hulnick D, Megibow A, Balthazar E, Naidich D, Bosniak M. Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Diverticulitis. Radiology. 1984;152(2):491-5. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.152.2.6739821">doi:10.1148/radiology.152.2.6739821</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6739821">Pubmed</a>
- Computed tomography in the evaluation of diverticulitis. D H Hulnick, A J Megibow, E J Balthazar, D P Naidich, and M A Bosniak Radiology 1984 152:2, 491-495
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Background of distal colonic diverticulosis. There is a segmental wall thickening at the junction between the descending colon and the sigmoid colon associated with diffuse pericolic fat stranding. No extraluminal gas or localizedlocalised collections.
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Follow upA follow-up scan revealed a complete resolution of the inflammatory changes.
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