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Pain in a man with a history of abdominal surgery

    Author: Carlo Catalano, MD, Rome, Italy
    Body Region: Abdomen and Pelvis

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    2. CT Images
    2. CT Images
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation

    • A 50-year-old man presented with lower left quadrant pain.
    • Medical history revealed a left hemicolectomy 2 months earlier.
    • Laboratory tests indicated a white blood cell count of 18 000/L.
    • Abdominal ultrasonography of the left mid-abdomen, in particular with transverse sections, was
      requested.

    • Abdominal CT was also requested.
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