Jejunal diverticulitis with localized perforation diagnosed by ultrasound: a case report.
A rare case of a proximal jejunal diverticulitis is presented. The diagnosis was initially suggested by US and confirmed by CT. Ultrasound detected a hypoechoic irregular lesion continuous with the jejunum suggestive of the presence of diverticula. The presence of peridiverticular hyperechoic fat, associated with US signs of extraluminal air, evoked the diagnosis of a proximal jejunal diverticulitis, which was spontaneously walled-off. The diagnosis was confirmed by CT. The patient recovered after conservative treatment.
Kelekis
Alexis D
AD
Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, 24 Rue Michelli-du-Crest, 1208 Geneva, Switzerland. akelekis@hotmail.com
Poletti
Pierre A
PA
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional