ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN SIGMOID COLON DIVERTICULITIS AND CANCER

Document Type : Preliminary preprint short reports of original research

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1 Department of Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University

2 Department of Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria

3 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) has been suggested as the primary diagnostic technique for diverticulitis. because of the advantages it provides including non-invasiveness, direct visualization of pericolic inflammatory process, and ability to assess the severity of disease and its complications by a single examination.
The primary challenge in diagnosing diverticulitis is ruling out the possibility of an underlying neoplastic process. This is crucial because treatment for diverticulitis and colon cancer differ greatly, and avoidable surgery is advised. Diverticulitis and colon cancer are endemic in the elderly population and share similar clinical presentations and CT features.
AIM:
The aim of this study was to analyze the usefulness of specific diagnostic CT signs for identifying and differentiating sigmoid diverticulitis from sigmoid cancer by contrast enhanced computed tomography and correlation with histopathological data in Alexandria main university hospital.
PATIENT AND METHODS:
PATIENTS: The study was carried on (40) patients who attended to the emergency department in Alexandria main university hospital from December 2022 till March 2024.

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ALEXMED ePosters
Volume 6, Issue 4
September 2024
Pages 33-34

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