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==Other Imaging Techniques== | ==Other Imaging Techniques== | ||
Other studies, such as [[barium enema]] | Other studies, such as [[barium enema]], [[colonoscopy]] and sigmoidoscopy are [[Contraindication|contraindicated]] in the acute phase of diverticulitis due to the risk of perforation.<ref name="pmid18003962">{{cite journal| author=Jacobs DO| title=Clinical practice. Diverticulitis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 357 | issue= 20 | pages= 2057-66 | pmid=18003962 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp073228 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18003962 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
There are no other specific imaging findings for diverticulitis. Other studies, such as barium enema and colonoscopy are contraindicated in the acute phase of diverticulitis due to the risk of perforation.
Other Imaging Techniques
Other studies, such as barium enema, colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are contraindicated in the acute phase of diverticulitis due to the risk of perforation.[1]
References
- ↑ Jacobs DO (2007). "Clinical practice. Diverticulitis". N Engl J Med. 357 (20): 2057–66. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp073228. PMID 18003962.