학술논문
Left side jejunal diverticulitis: US and CT imaging findings.
Document Type
Report
Author
Comune R; Division of Radiology, 'Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy.; Liguori C; Department of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare-ASL NA1 Centro, Naples, Italy.; Guida F; Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Naples, Italy.; Cozzi D; Department of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.; Ferrari R; Department of Emergency Radiology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.; Giardina C; Department of Radiology, ASP of Messina-Hospital of Taormina, Messina, Italy.; Iacobellis F; Department of General and Emergency Radiology, 'Antonio Cardarelli' Hospital, Via A. Cardarelli 9, Napoli, Italy.; Galluzzo M; Department of Emergency Radiology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.; Tonerini M; Department of Emergency Radiology, Cisanello Hospital, Via Cisanello, Pisa, Italy.; Tamburrini S; Department of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare-ASL NA1 Centro, Naples, Italy.
Source
Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101467888 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1930-0433 (Print) Linking ISSN: 19300433 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Radiol Case Rep Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1930-0433
Abstract
Small bowel jejunoileal diverticulosis is an uncommon and usually asymptomatic condition. Complications may occur such as acute diverticulitis including infection or perforation, bleeding, small bowel obstruction and volvulus. Herein we report a case of a 76 years-old woman with acute left side abdominal pain and tenderness. A clinical suspected diagnosis of colonic diverticulitis was formulated. She underwent Ultrasound that revealed a collapsed small bowel loop with a large sac-like out-pouching lesion with mixed content (fluid and pockets of air) associated to hyperechogenicity of perilesional fat. Because of the atypical US findings, the patient underwent abdominopelvic CT that confirmed that the large sac-like out-pouching was a jejunal inflamed diverticulum. The patient underwent emergency surgery. Radiologist should be aware of imaging findings of jejunoileal diverticulitis in order to achieve a prompt diagnosis.
(© 2024 The Authors.)
(© 2024 The Authors.)