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ArticleGastroenterology research2019

Acute Diverticulitis: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain.

Muhammad Umar Kamal, Ahmed Baiomi, Bhavna Balar

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Article in Gastroenterology research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammad Umar KamalDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Ahmed BaiomiDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Bhavna BalarDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is an increasing incidence of diverticulosis and diverticulitis in the younger populations; and its occurrence in very young individual is concerning. Here we report a rare and interesting case of a 20-year-old man who presented with 3-day history of epigastric abdominal pain associated with diarrhea and nausea. His abdominal examination revealed mild tenderness in the right lower abdominal quadrant. Computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen with intravenous contrast revealed scattered diverticula throughout the colon with focal thickening, pericolonic infiltrative changes suggestive of acute diverticulitis in the distal ascending colon. He was treated with intravenous hydration and antibiotics and discharged when his clinical status improved. He underwent colonoscopy 1 month later which showed pan diverticulosis. This case illustrates the importance of considering acute diverticulitis in the differential diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain when evaluating a young patient.

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Acute diverticulitisAge factorsDiverticular diseaseDiverticulosisEpidemiologyGastrointestinal diseaseSeverityYoung individuals

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PMID31523330
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