Diverticulitis

J. David; L. A. Ozick; W. Harford; W. L. Peterson; V. A. Parikh; J. Amini; R. Nanda

doi:10.1056/NEJM199512283332618

Diverticulitis

J. David, L. A. Ozick, W. Harford, W. L. Peterson, V. A. Parikh, J. Amini, R. Nanda

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To the Editor: We disagree with some aspects of the studies and therapy of the 70-year-old man with diverticulitis reported by Drs. Nanda and Amini (Aug. 24 issue).¹ We question the need for a barium enema, especially one performed on the same day as the computed tomography (CT). CT is the single best test for the diagnosis of diverticular inflammation. In one study,² it revealed inflammation of pericolic fat 98 percent of the time. CT also reveals unsuspected extraluminal disease, such as an abscess, without the risk of barium peritonitis, which may result from a barium enema. We also question.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1785-1786
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	333
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199512283332618
State	Published - Dec 28 1995

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