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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