Diverticulitis physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Physical Examination

Diagnostic criteria

Patients with acute diverticulitis usually present with the following:

• Abdominal pain and left quadrant tenderness
• Leukocytosis in the lab findings.
• CT scan confirms the disease. It usually shows dilated loops, extra-colonic air in case of fistula, abscess and air fluid level.