Diverticulitis other diagnostic studies
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Overview
There are no other diagnostic findings for diverticulitis. Other procedures, such as barium enema and colonoscopy, are contraindicated in the acute phase of diverticulitis due to the risk of intestinal perforation.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other procedures, such as barium enema, colonoscopy, and sigmoidoscopy are contraindicated in the acute phase of diverticulitis due to the risk of intestinal perforation.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Jacobs DO (2007). “Clinical practice. Diverticulitis”. N Engl J Med. 357 (20): 2057–66. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp073228. PMID 18003962.
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