Platelet to lymphocyte ratio is a risk factor for failure of non-operative treatment of colonic diverticulitis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Non-operative treatment is the mainstay of colonic diverticulitis, but some patients require surgery due to non-operative treatment failure. This study aims to identify risk factors for the failure of non-operative treatment of colonic diverticulitis ...
Jong Ho Kim +4 more
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Diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: results of a survey among Korean gastroenterologists [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023 Background/Aims Some management strategies for acute colonic diverticulitis remain controversial in Korean real-world practice because their clinical features differ from those in the West.
Jae Gon Lee +9 more
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Laparoscopic diverticulectomy of perforated right‐sided colonic diverticulitis [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 The perforation of the right‐sided colonic diverticulitis (RSCD) is a rare surgical emergency with highly variable clinical presentations. The preoperative distinction between acute appendicitis and perforated diverticulitis represent a dilemma for ...
Ahmed Bouzid +4 more
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Characteristics of predominantly right-sided colonic diverticulitis without need for colectomy [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2020 Background In China, diverticulitis is more often located in the right colon, mainly in the cecum and ascending colon. Here we study the characteristics of acute colonic diverticulitis and compare various treatments for acute right-sided colonic ...
Zhi Chen, Bing Zhang, Dan Wu, Ye Jin
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Colonic diverticulitis location is a risk factor for recurrence: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study in Asian patients [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Evidence regarding the recurrence of diverticulitis is limited in Asian patients. This study aims to investigate recurrence rates and identify predictive factors for the recurrence of diverticulitis following successful nonoperative treatment in Asian ...
Chih-Wei Sung +6 more
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Colonic Diverticulitis Complicated by Stenosis Causing Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Inoue T.
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Conservative Management of Complicated Colonic Diverticulitis in Early and Late Elderly [PDF]
Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives: The management of complicated diverticulitis in the elderly can be a challenge and initial non-operative treatment remains controversial.
Gennaro Perrone +6 more
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Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2021 Background Routine colonoscopy is recommended to determine the coexistence of colon cancer after medical treatment for colon diverticulitis. However, in the case of uncomplicated diverticulitis diagnosed by computed tomography, the clinical relevance of ...
Kil-yong Lee +3 more
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Comparison of Non-Contrast CT vs. Contrast-Enhanced CT with Both Intravenous and Rectal Contrast Application for Diagnosis of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: A Multireader, Retrospective Single-Center Study [PDF]
DiagnosticsObjectives: To evaluate the non-inferiority of non-contrast CT compared to contrast-enhanced CT with both intravenous and rectal contrast application for the diagnosis of acute colonic diverticulitis.
Dorottya Móré +9 more
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Accidentally ingested wooden toothpick, perforation of a sigmoid diverticulum and mimicking acute colonic diverticulitis: A case report and literature review. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case Rep, 2023 Evola G +5 more
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