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Imaging findings in right-sided diverticulitis in a child

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We report the imaging findings in a case of acute right-sided diverticulitis in a 13-year-old boy. Based on this diagnosis the patient was successfully treated conservatively with intravenous antibiotics. This entity should be considered in patients with right lower quadrant pain and a sonographically normal appendix, particularly in those of Asian or Pacific descent.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, 555 University Ave., Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada

    Conor O. Bogue & Erika H. Mann

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Bogue, C.O., Mann, E.H. Imaging findings in right-sided diverticulitis in a child. Pediatr Radiol 38, 1125–1127 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0928-4

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