CT findings in acute peritonitis: a pattern-based approach
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Abdominal Imaging - Pictorial Essay
P: 435-440
November 2015

CT findings in acute peritonitis: a pattern-based approach

Diagn Interv Radiol 2015;21(6):435-440
1. Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, G. d’Annunzio University, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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Received Date: 13.02.2015
Accepted Date: 15.04.2015
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ABSTRACT

Many inflammatory and infectious entities may acutely affect the peritoneum causing a thickening of its layers. Unfortunately, several acute peritoneal diseases can have overlapping features, both clinically and at imaging. Therefore, the awareness of the clinical context, although useful, may be sometimes insufficient to identify the underlying cause. This article provides a specific computed tomography-based approach including morphologic characteristics of peritoneal thickening (e.g., smooth, irregular, or nodular) and ancillary findings to narrow the differential diagnosis of acute peritonitis.