Presentation
Right lower quadrant pain with elevated white cell count.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Acute right sided diverticulitis
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Ascending colon diverticulosis with edematous wall thickening and surrounding echogenic fat, consistent with acute diverticulitis.
From the case:
Acute right sided diverticulitis
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Ascending colon diverticulosis with colonic wall thickening and pericolic stranding consistent with acute diverticulitis.
From the case:
Acute right sided diverticulitis
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Ascending colon diverticulosis (white arrows) with edematous wall thickening (red arrows), surrounding echogenic fat, consistent with acute diverticulitis.
Note the adjacent normal colonic wall (yellow arrow).
Case Discussion
Diverticulitis is a complication of diverticulosis and is a result of obstruction of the neck of the diverticulum. It is usually seen in the left colon but may also be seen in other colon segments.