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Conservative Treatment of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis

, 2017
Purpose of Review Since the treatment of acute diverticulitis has become more conservative over the last years, knowledge of conservative treatment strategies is increasingly important.
Boermeester, M. A., A. A. W. van Geloven, S. T. van Dijk, S. J. Rottier, M. A. Boermeester, van Geloven, A. A. W., van Dijk, S. T., Rottier, S. J.   +7 more
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Diagnosis and treatment experience of cecal diverticulitis in six pediatric patients

Frontiers in Pediatrics
ObjectiveThis study aims to summarize the clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods, and treatment experience of cecal diverticulitis in children.MethodThe clinical data of six pediatric patients with cecal diverticulitis, treated at Children's ...
Xiao Li, Xiao Li, Wei Liu, Wei Liu, Shisong Zhang, Shisong Zhang, Hongzhen Liu, Hongzhen Liu   +7 more
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Acute diverticulitis ? clinical presentation and differential diagnostics

, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical presentation of acute diverticulitis in an emergency department and to characterize the natural history of diverticulitis in the short perspective.
L.-E. Hansson, Laurell, Helena,, Hansson, L-E,, Gunnarsson, U,, H. Laurell, Gunnarsson, Ulf,, Laurell, H,, Laurell, H, Hansson, L-E, U. Gunnarsson   +9 more
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Hinchey Classification of Acute Diverticulitis

, 2017
This chapter provides a summary of a landmark historical study in surgery: the Hinchey classification of acute diverticulitis. It describes the history of the disease, gives a summary of the study including study design and results, and relates the study
Michael P. Catanzaro, Rachel J. Kwon
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Computed tomography in acute left colonic diverticulitis.

, 1997
BACKGROUND The use of computed tomography (CT) in acute left colonic diverticulitis remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to define the value of CT both during the acute phase of inflammation and, later, to indicate secondary complications
Ambrosetti P, Morel P, Terrier F, Becker C, Grossholz M   +4 more
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Three-stage laparoscopic surgery in a morbidly obese patient with Hinchey III diverticulitis: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2019
Background Perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis (Hinchey III diverticulitis) has traditionally been treated with a Hartmann’s procedure in order to avoid the considerable postoperative morbidity and mortality associated with one-stage ...
Takako Tanaka, Yoshiaki Kita, Shinichiro Mori, Kenji Baba, Kan Tanabe, Masumi Wada, Yusuke Tsuruda, Kiyonori Tanoue, Shigehiro Yanagita, Kosei Maemura, Shoji Natsugoe   +10 more
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Elective colectomy after acute diverticulitis: an international comparison [PDF]

, 2019
AIM: Routine elective colectomy after acute diverticulitis is not recommended, yet significant numbers are still being performed. Amidst global concern over the rising costs of surgery and the value of healthcare, acute diverticulitis is a disease that ...
A. R. Skandarajah, I. P. Hayes, M. K.‐Y. Hong, Hong, MKY, Skandarajah, AR, Hayes, IP, M. P. Joy, Joy, MP   +7 more
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Efficacy, safety, and applicability of outpatient treatment for diverticulitis

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, 2014
Antonio TursiGastroenterology Service, ASL BAT, Andria BT, ItalyAbstract: Acute diverticulitis of the colon represents a significant burden for national health systems, in terms of direct and indirect costs.
Tursi A
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Spontaneous Colo-Umbilical Fistula Complicating Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid Colon

Case Reports in Surgery, 2013
Colocutaneous fistula caused by diverticulitis is relatively uncommon with colo-umbilical fistulas being even rarer. We herein report a rare case of a spontaneous colo-umbilical fistula due to diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon.
Helen Bolanaki, Georgios Kouklakis, Nikos Courcoutsakis, Panagoula Oikonomou, Anastasios J. Karayiannakis   +4 more
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Acute Diverticulitis: The Outpouching of Management Pathways

, 2023
The management of acute diverticulitis is dictated based on an array of clinical findings that includes patient presentation, presence of complications on CT scan (frank perforation, abscess, fistulization, or obstruction), age, and symptom management ...
Paroli, Rosalee D
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