Differentiating Colonic

Diverticulitis from
Colon Cancer: The Value of
Computed Tomography
in the Emergency Setting
Mason Rubianto
406148063
Universitas Tarumanagara

Anatomy

Aorta Abdominalis
Superior mesenteric artery

Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

Intestinal arteries
Ileocolic artery
Right colic artery
Middle colic artery

Inferior mesenteric artery

Left colic artery
Sigmoid arteries
Superior rectal artery

COLONIC DIVERTICULITIS

Diverticulum
Outpouching structure in the body. Diverticula
( plural )
Colon diverticulosis
Penetrates the muscularis to reach mucosa and
submucosa
Sigmoid colon ( most common ) high
pressure

Diverticulitis
Inflammation in and around a diverticulum
Left lower quadrant pain
Change in bowel habits
Fever

CT-scan

CT-scan

Barium Enema

USG

Colonoscopy

COLON CANCER

Colon cancer
Most common type of gastrointestinal cancer
Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas

Sign & symptomps

Bloody stools
Change in bowel habits
Weight loss
Abdominal pain

CT-scan

CT-scan

Apple Core

Colonoscopy