title: Timely diagnosis of perforated jejunal diverticulitis by computed tomography.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Perforated jejunal diverticulitis is an unusual entity that can present with acute abdominal pain. Due to the non-specific clinical findings, this condition is rarely diagnosed clinically.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 75-year-old man in whom a perforated jejunal diverticulitis complicated by abscess formation was diagnosed by computed tomography (CT). He underwent a laparotomy with resection of the involved jejunal segment. He had an uneventful recovery and was subsequently discharged.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report demonstrates the utility of CT in accurately diagnosing this unusual entity that frequently perplexes clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Vijayanadh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ojili
authors.forename: Mahdieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parizi
authors.forename: Gowthaman
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gunabushanam
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000368:Aged; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed