Jejuno-ileal diverticulitis with localized perforation: CT and US findings.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the computed tomography and ultrasound findings of five cases of small bowel diverticulitis with localized perforation.


METHODS
Our database, from April 2003 to August 2007, was reviewed and five cases of small bowel diverticulitis were identified.


RESULTS
Jejuno-ileal diverticulitis with covered perforation usually presents as wall thickening of a small bowel loop and an adjacent inflammatory mass containing air bubbles.


CONCLUSIONS
Small bowel diverticula are rare and mostly asymptomatic. They become clinically relevant when complications arise, such as diverticulitis. The symptoms of jejuno-ileal diverticulitis are non-specific and the diagnosis is performed mainly by imaging studies.
Graña
Lucía
L
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Profesor Martín Lagos, 28040 Madrid, Spain. lu_rx@hotmail.com
Pedraja
Iñigo
I
Mendez
Ramiro
R
Rodríguez
Ricardo
R
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*