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Acute Diverticulitis

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Computed tomography (CT) imaging is now the gold standard in the diagnosis and staging of patients with acute diverticulitis.

The utility of CT imaging in studying acute diverticulitis can go beyond accurate diagnosis of diverticulitis; CT imaging can show the grade of severity and drive treatment planning of patients with acute diverticulitis.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy

    Massimo Sartelli

  2. Emergency and Trauma Surgery Ospedale Maggiore di Parma Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma, Parma, Italy

    Fausto Catena

  3. Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    Salomone Di Saverio

  4. General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

    Federico Coccolini & Luca Ansaloni

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  1. Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore di Parma Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma, Parma, Italy

    Fausto Catena

  2. Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Salomone Di Saverio

  3. General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Department Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

    Luca Ansaloni

  4. General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

    Federico Coccolini

  5. Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy

    Massimo Sartelli

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Sartelli, M., Catena, F., Di Saverio, S., Coccolini, F., Ansaloni, L. (2018). Acute Diverticulitis. In: Catena, F., Di Saverio, S., Ansaloni, L., Coccolini, F., Sartelli, M. (eds) CT Scan in Abdominal Emergency Surgery. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48347-4_9

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