ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: CT Findings, Classifications, and a Proposal of a Structured Reporting Template.
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- Transarterial embolization for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective bicentric study.La Radiologia medica · 2025Article
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- The "centipede" sign.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Article
- Colo-ovarian fistula masquerading as tubo-ovarian abscess: a case report.AME case reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of Non-Contrast CT vs. Contrast-Enhanced CT with Both Intravenous and Rectal Contrast Application for Diagnosis of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: A Multireader, Retrospective Single-Center Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Comparison of surgical management and outcomes of acute right colic and sigmoid diverticulitis: a French national retrospective cohort study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Article
- The early biomarker of immature granulocyte count in predicting right-side colonic complicated acute diverticulitis: a retrospective cohort study.BMC gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Dual-energy CT in musculoskeletal imaging: technical considerations and clinical applications.La Radiologia medica · 2024Review
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Abstract
Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is the most common complication of diverticular disease and represents an abdominal emergency. It includes a variety of conditions, extending from localized diverticular inflammation to fecal peritonitis, hence the importance of an accurate diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis due to its high sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and interobserver agreement. In fact, CE-CT allows alternative diagnoses to be excluded, the inflamed diverticulum to be localized, and complications to be identified. Imaging findings have been reviewed, dividing them into bowel and extra-intestinal wall findings. Moreover, CE-CT allows staging of the disease; the most used classifications of ACD severity are Hinchey's modified and WSES classifications. Differential diagnoses include colon carcinoma, epiploic appendagitis, ischemic colitis, appendicitis, infectious enterocolitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. We propose a structured reporting template to standardize the terminology and improve communication between specialists involved in patient care.
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