Pericolic or paracolic? The right word in the right place for acute diverticulitis

Key Point • The term “pericolic” is wrongly used to describe an abscess adjacent to the colon in patients with acute diverticulitis. We explain why the proper term is the word “paracolic.”

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Veröffentlicht in:	European radiology 2019-08, Vol.29 (8), p.4377-4378
Hauptverfasser:	Kechagias, Aristotelis, Palomäki, Ari, Dervenis, Christos, Triantopoulou, Charikleia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - pathology Acute Disease Colon Colonic Diseases - pathology Diagnostic Radiology Diverticulitis, Colonic - pathology Gastrointestinal Humans Imaging Internal Medicine Interventional Radiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neuroradiology Radiology Terminology as Topic Ultrasound
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Zusammenfassung:	Key Point • The term “pericolic” is wrongly used to describe an abscess adjacent to the colon in patients with acute diverticulitis. We explain why the proper term is the word “paracolic.”
ISSN:	0938-7994 1432-1084
DOI:	10.1007/s00330-018-5827-y