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Case Reports
. 2009:2009:359485.
doi: 10.1155/2009/359485. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

Current recommendations on diagnosis and management of right-sided diverticulitis

Dana A Telem  1 , Kerri E Buch, Scott Q Nguyen, Edward H Chin, Kaare J Weber, Celia M Divino
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Case Reports

Current recommendations on diagnosis and management of right-sided diverticulitis

Dana A Telem et al. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2009.

Abstract

We present the case of a 52-year-old female with recurrent symptomatic ascending colon diverticulitis who ultimately underwent elective laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. The following is a case report and literature review pertaining to right colonic diverticular disease.

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Figure 1
Transverse CT image demonstrating right-sided colonic diverticulitis.
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Figure 2
Coronal CT image demonstrating right-sided colonic diverticulitis.
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