title: Diagnosis of diverticulitis by bedside ultrasound in the Emergency Department.
abstract: This case report describes a potential novel indication for the use of bedside ultrasound in the Emergency Department. The patient in this case had some of the signs and symptoms of diverticulitis. The "pseudo-kidney" sign, which was thought to represent acute diverticulitis, was appreciated on a rapid, bedside ultrasound and confirmed by computed tomography. Knowledge of the sonographic appearance of diverticulitis may aid emergency physicians in making this diagnosis promptly, and facilitate the appropriate disposition.
authors: Emergency Department, Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado, USA.
authors: Jay B
authors: JB
authors: Baker
authors: Diku
authors: D
authors: Mandavia
authors: Stuart P
authors: SP
authors: Swadron