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Sigmoid Diverticulitis: 1

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A 74-year-old woman had two episodes of diverticulitis requiring hospitalization. The CT scan from the first episode 9 months prior to the current admission shows sigmoid thickening with pericolonic fat stranding.     

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Sigmoid Diverticulitis: 2

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The involved segment is highlighted. The condition resolved with antibiotics and bowel rest. Colonoscopy performed 6 weeks after the first episode was normal with the presence of scattered diverticula.       

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Sigmoid Diverticulitis: 3

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The second episode occurred 6 months after the first and was complicated by a fluid collection, presumed abscess between the sigmoid and fundus of the uterus.     

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