http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2008/07/Cases/Radiological-Case--Jejunal-diverticulitis.aspx<p><em>Prepared by <strong>Alyn Q. Woods, MD,</strong> University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO; <strong>Justin Q. Ly, MD,</strong> Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX; <strong>Aaron Binstock, MD,</strong> Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and <strong>Douglas P. Beall, MD,</strong> Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, The Uniformed Services Health Sciences University, Bethesda, MD.</em> </p> <p><strong>CASE SUMMARY</strong> </p> <p>A 56-year-old woman presented with a 1-day history of colicky left-lower-quadrant abdominal pain. She denied a history of trauma orchronic abdominal pain. She was afebrile, reported abdominal pain with palpation, and had moderate direct rebound tenderness. With the exception of a white blood cell count of 20,000, her laboratory values were normal. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis was performed.</p>Monday, 07 Jul 2008 22:01:50 GMT