Figure 9.

A 52-year-old male presented with pain in the left iliac fossa of 3-day duration. He had no history of bleeding or constipation. On clinical examination, there was a tender mass in the left iliac fossa. Point-of-care ultrasound (a) has shown a target sign at the site of the sigmoid colon (arrow heads) suggestive of acute diverticulitis. Sparse gas is seen within the colon (white arrows). Computed tomography scan with IV contrast confirmed the findings (b) with the presence of the mass (arrow head) and inflamed peritoneum (yellow arrows). (Point-of-care ultrasound study was performed by ProfessorFikri Abu-Zidan)