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Sonography can be used as primary diagnostic method in the painful left lower quadrant. Experienced investigators can diagnose acute diverticulitis in more than 90 %. In unclear cases or when complications are suspected, CT should be performed. Sonography can diagnose most differential diagnosis of the painful left lower quadrant as colitis, appenagitis, or hematomas.
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Gritzmann, N. (2012). Acute Colonic Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis. In: Maconi, G., Bianchi Porro, G. (eds) Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2012_718
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