CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
Abdominal CT scan done after i.v., oral and rectal application of contrast medium.


FINDINGS:
Thickening of the intestinal wall and narrow lumen of the sigmoid colon. The adjacent mesenteric pericolic fatty tissue appears consolidated and contrast-enhancing.


DIAGNOSIS:
Sigmoid diverticulitis with suspected perforation.

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