title: Acute ileal diverticulitis.
abstract: Four cases of acute ileal diverticulitis are presented wherein early diagnosis helped avoid emergent surgery. All patients did well initially with conservative medical management. Acute ileal diverticulitis, although uncommon, should be suspected when the clinical presentation indicates an inflammatory condition of the lower right abdomen. Surgery, when required for recurrent disease, can be reserved for the interval between acute episodes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Clouse
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography