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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan-Feb;34(1):87-90.
doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2014.87.

Jejunal diverticulitis: imaging to management

Shahjehan Alam, Atif Rana, Rayyan Pervez  1
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Case Reports

Jejunal diverticulitis: imaging to management

Shahjehan Alam et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2014 Jan-Feb.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal view of CT abdomen with oral and IV contrast shows a thick-walled large jejunal diverticulum with surrounding strandy reaction and oral contrast tracking into it (arrow). There is also wall thickening of multiple adjacent jejunal loops.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sagittal view of CT abdomen with oral and IV contrast shows a thick-walled large diverticulum with surrounding strandy reaction. Oral contrast is seen tracking into the diverticulum.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative image shows inflamed jejunal diverticulum on the under surface of manually stretched jejunal loop.
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