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Case
Summary
Diagnosis: Diverticulosis
Clinical hints:
A common condition of the elderly in North America. Must rule
out carcinoma as the cause of the constipation. Seen
increasingly in "younger" patients.
Radiological Pearls:
- typical multiple diverticuli
- commonest in the left colon
- often colonic spasm present
- ** look for & exclude carcinoma
Films were kindly provided by Dr. A. Zalev.
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