Diagnosis and Treatment of Colonic Diverticular Disease
Colonic diverticulosis is one of the most common conditions of the digestive system and patients generally remain asymptomatic. However, about 20% of patients develop symptomatic diverticular disease such as acute diverticulitis or diverticular ...
You Sun Kim
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Background: The pathogenesis of various colon-related pathologies, including irritable bowel syndrome, uncomplicated diverticulitis, and tubular adenoma, remains unknown, primarily due to their multifactorial nature.
Ramón Saavedra-Bravo +13 more
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Small Bowel Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain
Teaching point: Small bowel diverticulitis, much less common than its colonic counterpart, is a diagnosis that must be considered in the presence of abdominal pain, especially in an elderly person.
Dunkan Petersbourg
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Not all acute colonic diverticulitis follows the same course: a potential risk for immunocompromised individuals. [PDF]
Park Y.
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Colonic Diverticulitis Complicated by Stenosis Causing Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]
Inoue T.
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Colon CApsule endoscopy compared to conventional COlonoscopy in patients with colonic DIverticulitis: the study protocol for a randomised controlled superiority trial (CACODI trial). [PDF]
Schelde-Olesen B +7 more
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Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation
Diverticulosis is a common disorder among geriatric patients, of whom 10% to 25% go on to develop diverticulitis. Known complications of diverticulitis include formation of phlegmon, fistula, bowel obstruction, bleeding, perforation, and colonic abscess.
Andrew Little, Andy Culver
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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]
Evola G +5 more
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Utility of Colonoscopy After Acute Colonic Diverticulitis. [PDF]
Suárez M +3 more
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