title: Right-sided colonic diverticulitis: CT findings.
abstract: Right-sided colonic diverticulitis is an uncommon but clinically significant condition as it closely mimics other common acute right-sided abdominal conditions like acute appendicitis and cholecystitis. CT can provide a rapid and accurate diagnosis of this condition and thereby prevent unnecessary laparotomy and surgical procedures since it is essentially a benign self-limiting condition requiring medical treatment. It is the aim of this pictorial essay to describe the CT findings and increase awareness among radiologists of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Kartik S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jhaveri
authors.forename: Mukesh G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Harisinghani
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wittenberg
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed