Nicola Flor1, Giovanni Maconi2, Gianpaolo Cornalba1, Perry J Pickhardt3. 1. 1 Unità Operativa di Radiologia Diagnostica e Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, Italy. 2. 2 Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy. 3. 3 Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Clinical Science Center, Madison, WI.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Colonic diverticular disease is among the most prevalent conditions in Western society and is a common cause for outpatient visits and hospitalizations. The role of imaging is in evolution, but it has proven useful in confirming clinically suspected disease, assessing severity and complications, and directing patient management. CONCLUSION: This review focuses on the current role of radiologic and endoscopic imaging in distinct clinical scenarios of diverticular disease, with emphasis on diverticulitis and its follow-up.
OBJECTIVE:Colonic diverticular disease is among the most prevalent conditions in Western society and is a common cause for outpatient visits and hospitalizations. The role of imaging is in evolution, but it has proven useful in confirming clinically suspected disease, assessing severity and complications, and directing patient management. CONCLUSION: This review focuses on the current role of radiologic and endoscopic imaging in distinct clinical scenarios of diverticular disease, with emphasis on diverticulitis and its follow-up.
Authors: Daniël P V Lambrichts; Arianna Birindelli; Valeria Tonini; Roberto Cirocchi; Maurizio Cervellera; Johan F Lange; Willem A Bemelman; Salomone Di Saverio Journal: Inflamm Intest Dis Date: 2018-02-16
Authors: Nicola Flor; Perry J Pickhardt; Giovanni Maconi; Silvia Panella; Monica Falleni; Valeria Merlo; Giovanni Di Leo Journal: Abdom Radiol (NY) Date: 2020-08-03