Diagnosis of diverticulitis by bedside ultrasound in the Emergency Department.
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.
Baker
Jay B
JB
Emergency Department, Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado, USA.
Mandavia
Diku
D
Swadron
Stuart P
SP