Right-sided colonic diverticulitis: CT findings

• Published in: Journal of computer assisted tomography Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 84 - 89
• Main Authors: JHAVERI, Kartik S, HARISINGHANI, Mukesh G, WITTENBERG, Jack, SAINI, Sanjay, MUELLER, Peter R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott 01-01-2002
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging; Biological and medical sciences; Cholecystitis - diagnostic imaging; Diagnosis, Differential; Digestive system; Diverticulitis, Colonic - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Medical sciences; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Colonic disease; Human; Radiodiagnosis; Diverticulitis; Digestive diseases; Medical imagery; Intestinal disease; Computerized axial tomography; Colon; Diagnosis
• ISSN: 0363-8715
• DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200201000-00012

Right-sided colonic diverticulitis is an uncommon but clinically significant condition as it closely mimics other common acute right-sided abdominal conditions like acute appendicitis and cholecystitis. CT can provide a rapid and accurate diagnosis of this condition and thereby prevent unnecessary laparotomy and surgical procedures since it is essentially a benign self-limiting condition requiring medical treatment. It is the aim of this pictorial essay to describe the CT findings and increase awareness among radiologists of this condition.