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. 2015 Apr;97(3):208–214. doi: 10.1308/003588414X14055925061315

Table 1.

Perforated diverticulitis computed tomography grading system16

Grade Definition
1 Localised free air (pericolonic) without abscess
2 Small (<2cm) collections of distant free air OR small (<4cm) abscess
3 Large (>2cm) collections of distant free air OR large (>4cm) abscess
4 Free air with non-loculated free fluid in the peritoneal cavity