Small bowel diverticulitis: an imaging review of an uncommon entity.
In this review, we discuss the clinical and radiologic findings of small bowel diverticulosis, which is infrequently encountered during practice and far less common than colonic diverticulosis. Small bowel diverticulosis can present with a range of emergent symptomatic complications including diverticulitis, perforation, or hemorrhage. Here, we focus on the clinical features, pathogenesis, radiologic findings, and treatment of small bowel diverticulitis. Although not routinely considered in the differential diagnosis of an acute abdomen, prospective radiologic diagnosis of small bowel diverticulitis is important and can lead to conservative treatment thus preventing unnecessary exploratory laparotomy.
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Emergency Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. Darren.lee.transue@emory.edu.|Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Emergency Radiology, Emory University Midtown Hospital, 550 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA. Darren.lee.transue@emory.edu.
Darren L
DL
Transue
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Emergency Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Tarek N
TN
Hanna
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Emergency Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Haris
H
Shekhani
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Emergency Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Saurabh
S
Rohatgi
Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, 3350-950 W 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4E3, Canada.|Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 3350-950 W 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4E3, Canada.
Faisal
F
Khosa
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Emergency Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Jamlik-Omari
JO
Johnson
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small
Duodenal diverticula; Jejunoileal diverticula; Small bowel diverticulitis