title: Evaluating the Patient with Right Lower Quadrant Pain.
abstract: Right lower quadrant pain is one of the most common indications for imaging evaluation of the abdomen in the emergency department setting. This article reviews important imaging findings associated with acute appendicitis as well as major differential considerations including: mesenteric adenitis, Meckel diverticulum, neutropenic colitis, right-sided diverticulitis, epiploic appendagitis, omental infarction, and inflammatory bowel diseaseRight lower quadrant pain is one of the most common indications for imaging evaluation of the abdomen in the emergency department setting. This article reviews important imaging findings associated with acute appendicitis as well as major differential considerations including: mesenteric adenitis, Meckel diverticulum, neutropenic colitis, right-sided diverticulitis, epiploic appendagitis, omental infarction, and inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.affiliation: Jupiter Imaging Associates, Sheridan Healthcorp, Jupiter, FL, USA. Electronic address: neelbpatel@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Neel B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: NorthShore University HealthSystem, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wenzke
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Abdominal pain; Appendicitis; Diverticulitis; Epiploic appendagitis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Meckel’s diverticulum; Neutropenic colitis; Omental infarct