CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
67-year-old patient with severe pains in the left lower abdomen.


FINDINGS
:
Abdominal CT scan with oral, rectal and i.v. contrast application and administration of buscopan.
The thick-walled sigmoid colon has a narrow lumen despite the administration of a spasmolytic agent and shows multiple diverticles.


DIAGNOSIS:
Sigmoid diverticulitis resulting from diverticulosis

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