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Jejunal diverticulosis: findings on CT in 28 patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18430845     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to better characterize the CT findings of jejunal diverticulosis by retrospectively reviewing abdominal CT scans of 28 patients with this condition on barium examinations. CONCLUSION: Jejunal diverticula have characteristic findings on CT, appearing as discrete round or ovoid, contrast-, fluid-, or air-containing structures outside the expected lumen of the small bowel, with a smooth, barely discernible wall and no recognizable small-bowel folds. Not infrequently, these structures are seen to communicate directly with an adjoining small-bowel loop, a feature best recognized by scrolling the images. Our experience suggests that jejunal diverticulosis can often be recognized on the basis of the characteristic CT features of this condition.
Authors:
Florian Fintelmann; Marc S Levine; Stephen E Rubesin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJR. American journal of roentgenology     Volume:  190     ISSN:  1546-3141     ISO Abbreviation:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Publication Date:  2008 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-04-23     Completed Date:  2008-06-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7708173     Medline TA:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1286-90     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Barium Sulfate / diagnostic use
Cohort Studies
Contrast Media
Diverticulum / radiography*,  therapy
Female
Humans
Jejunal Diseases / radiography*,  therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 7727-43-7/Barium Sulfate

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