Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , January 2007

CT of jejunal diverticulitis: imaging findings, differential diagnosis, and clinical management

  • M. Macari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Abdominal Imaging
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: M. Macari, Tisch Hospital, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW 211, New York, NY 10016, USA. Tel.: +1 212 263 5145; fax: +1 212 263 6634.
    • ,
  • M. Faust

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology
    • ,
  • H. Liang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA
    • ,
  • H.L. Pachter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA

Received 4 August 2006 ,Revised 7 September 2006 ,Accepted 19 September 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00312-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.014

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , January 2007

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