Jejunal diverticulitis: an unusual cause of an intra-abdominal abscess - coronal Computed Tomography reconstruction can aid the diagnosis

Jejunal diverticulitis is a rare condition that can present with an acute abdomen and be referred for imaging. We present the case of an elderly patient who at CT was diagnosed with an intra-abdominal abscess involving both jejunum and transverse colon. However, the underlying eitiology was not init...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of radiology case reports 2008-11, Vol.2 (5), p.15-18
Hauptverfasser: Mortimer, Alex, Harding, James, Roach, Huw, Callaway, Mark, Virjee, Jim
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Zusammenfassung:Jejunal diverticulitis is a rare condition that can present with an acute abdomen and be referred for imaging. We present the case of an elderly patient who at CT was diagnosed with an intra-abdominal abscess involving both jejunum and transverse colon. However, the underlying eitiology was not initially clear until small bowel barium follow-through.Pertinent points regarding CT findings in jejunal diverticulitis are discussed, and practical recommendations in small bowel diverticulum recognition and diagnosis are made.
ISSN:1943-0922
1943-0922
DOI:10.3941/jrcr.v2i5.85