Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage. Our experience and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2016 NTRODUCTION: Over the years various therapeutic techniques for diverticulitis have been developed. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (LPL) appears to be a safe and useful treatment, and it could be an effective alternative to colonic resection in emergency
Desiderio, Jacopo +8 more
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2020 Acute colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in the acute setting. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) updated its guidelines for ...
Massimo Sartelli +60 more
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EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Long version). [PDF]
, 2016 ▼ In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of GIUS in a clinical setting.
Calabrese, E. +16 more
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Off-hour admission and mortality risk for 28 specific diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 251 cohorts [PDF]
, 2016 Background: A considerable amount of studies have examined the relationship between off-hours (weekends and nights) admission and mortality risk for various diseases, but the results remain equivocal.
Cao, Shiyi +7 more
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Management of Diverticulitis and Prevention of Recurrence [PDF]
European Medical Journal Gastroenterology, 2015 Acute diverticulitis is an acute inflammation of colonic diverticulae that is associated with an episode of severe, prolonged, lower abdominal pain (usually on the left side), changes in bowel movements, low-grade fever, and leukocytosis.
Paolo Andreozzi +3 more
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Acute Diverticulitis in the Young: The Same Disease in a Different Patient
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2013 Background. Natural history and risk factors for diverticulitis in young patients are still debatable. This study aimed to assess whether difference exists in patients aged 50 and younger when compared to older patients and to identify risk factors for ...
Adolfo Pisanu +4 more
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Acute Ileal Diverticulitis: Computed Tomography and Ultrasound Findings
Diagnostics, 2023 Background: Acute ileal diverticulitis is a rare disease mimicking acute appendicitis. Inaccurate diagnosis with a low prevalence and nonspecific symptoms leads to delayed or improper management. Methods: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the
Lyo Min Kwon +4 more
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National complicated acute diverticulitis (CADS) study: a protocol for a prospective observational scoping study for acute diverticulitis [PDF]
, 2016 Background Diverticular disease is a widely prevalent disease in western society, and acute diverticulitis is a common acute surgical presentation. However, there is a lack of level 1 evidence addressing the multifaceted presentations associated with ...
Andersen +8 more
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The Need for Routine Colonoscopy after Acute Diverticulitis Revisited
World Journal of Colorectal Surgery, 2020 Background: The utility of routine outpatient colonoscopy after the conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis has become questionable.
Michelle L. Cooper +4 more
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Ileal Diverticulitis as a Cause of Right Lower Quadrant Pain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2015 Introduction Small bowel diverticulitis is a rare clinical disease of the small bowel. The incidence of small bowel diverticulitis varies from 0.3 to 2.3 % in the general population.
Jiten P. Kothadia +2 more
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