title: Sonographic features of acute colonic diverticulitis.
abstract: Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common cause of acute abdominal symptoms, especially in elderly patients. Sonography is frequently used as the initial imaging modality because of its ready availability. This pictorial essay aims to provide an overview of the sonographic features of acute colonic diverticulitis and of the more common differential diagnosis.
authors: Urgency/Emergency, General Surgery and Transplantation Department, Radiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi, University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Valentino
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Serra
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Ansaloni
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Mantovani
authors: Pietro
authors: P
authors: Pavlica
authors: Libero
authors: L
authors: Barozzi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*