title: Perforated jejunal diverticulum: CT diagnosis.
abstract: A case of a perforated jejunal diverticulum with retroperitoneal extension is presented. Computed tomographic (CT) features and the plain radiographic appearance are described in this rare complication of a common pathologic finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hibbeln
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gorodetsky
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wilbur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed