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A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis
Journal article published in 2015 by
Massimo Sartelli,
Frederick A. Moore,
Luca Ansaloni 
,
Salomone Di Saverio,
Federico Coccolini,
Ewen A. Griffiths,
Raul Coimbra,
Ferdinando Agresta,
Boris Sakakushev,
Carlos A. Ordoñez,
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan,
Aleksandar Karamarkovic,
Goran Augustin ,
David Costa Navarro,
David Costa Navarro
and other authors.
,
Salomone Di Saverio,
Federico Coccolini,
Ewen A. Griffiths,
Raul Coimbra,
Ferdinando Agresta,
Boris Sakakushev,
Carlos A. Ordoñez,
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan,
Aleksandar Karamarkovic,
Goran Augustin ,
David Costa Navarro,
David Costa Navarro
and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) imaging is the most appropriate diagnostic tool to confirm suspected left colonic diverticulitis. However, the utility of CT imaging goes beyond accurate diagnosis of diverticulitis; the grade of severity on CT imaging may drive treatment planning of patients presenting with acute diverticulitis.