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ArticleRadiology case reports2019

Perforated cecal diverticulitis with CT diagnosis and medical management.

Caleb Tsetse, Shazia Rahat Chaudhry, Feraas Jabi, Jennifer Nicole Taylor

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Caleb TsetseDepartment of Radiology, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Shazia Rahat ChaudhryMedical University of the Americas, P.O. Box 701, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies.
Feraas JabiDepartment of Radiology, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Jennifer Nicole TaylorDepartment of Radiology, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
SUNY Upstate Medical University · USMedical University of the Americas · KN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute diverticulitis is a painful condition of the gastrointestinal tract that results from sudden inflammation of one or more diverticula in the bowel wall. Right-sided acute diverticulitis, such as cecal diverticulitis, is uncommon diagnosis that can be easily misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis as it shares similar clinical presentation. An unusual complication of right-sided acute diverticulitis such as perforated cecal diverticulitis has different management from acute appendicitis. Thus, definitive diagnosis of this clinical condition with imaging is crucial to optimal management. We report a case of 43-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department with acute onset severe right lower quadrant abdominal pain associated with anorexia, fever, and nausea. Computed tomography scans obtained showed findings consistent with perforated diverticulitis limited to the cecum, and normal caliber appendix. Conservative medical treatment was decided based on localized imaging findings with excellent outcome.

Indexed as

Abdominal painAppendicitisComputed tomographyDiverticulitisRight-sided diverticulitisSolitary cecal diverticulitis

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PMID30305862
PMCPMC6176041
OpenAlexW2895316263

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