title: Acute diverticulitis of the terminal ileum: ultrasonography and CT findings.
abstract: We describe a rare case of terminal ileal diverticulitis in a 68-year-old female with a day of history of right lower quadrant pain and tenderness, mimicking acute appendicitis. Ultrasonography revealed small sac-like out-pouching lesions with increased echogenicity of surrounding fat in thickened terminal ileum, suggesting inflamed diverticula. We diagnosed terminal ileal diverticulitis primarily by ultrasonography. The diagnosis was confirmed by subsequent computed tomography.
authors: Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Jewon
authors: 0000-0002-7869-8838
authors: J
authors: Jeong
authors: Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Seong Sook
authors: 0000-0003-2893-6583
authors: SS
authors: Hong
authors: Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Jiyoung
authors: 0000-0002-3070-4880
authors: J
authors: Hwang
authors: Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hyun-Joo
authors: 0000-0001-5386-1881
authors: HJ
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Yun Woo
authors: 0000-0001-9704-8112
authors: YW
authors: Chang
keywords: Diverticulitis; Ileum; Tomography, X-ray computed; Ultrasonography