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The influence of Mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery for diverticulitis [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) has been shown to have no influence on the ...
BR Klarenbeek, C. M. E. Contant, CF Bellows, CM Contant, DM Larson, EL Bokey, F Bretagnol, F Bretagnol, H. P. van’t Sant, HP Van’t Sant, J Rafferty, J Vermeulen, J. C. Slieker, J. F. Lange, J. Vermeulen, K Slim, K Thaler, M Levack, MM Sjozda, N Regenet, NH Stollman, P Bucher, PR Fa-Si-Oen, RJ Loffeld, RK Lehmann, S Biondo, S Janes, T Eglinton, W. C. J. Hop, W. F. Weidema   +29 more
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Computed tomography in acute left colonic diverticulitis [PDF]

, 1997
P Ambrosetti, M Grossholz, Christophe Becker, François Terrier, P. Morel   +4 more
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Use of severity classification systems in the surgical decision-making process in emergency laparotomy for perforated diverticulitis [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Hartman's procedure (HP) or primary anastomosis (PA) are the two surgical techniques used in patients undergoing emergency colectomy for perforated diverticulitis. There are no objective criteria to guide the surgeon's choice of procedure.
Dietrich, Michael, Metzger, Urs, Pasternak, Itai, Wattchow, David, Woodman, Richard, Zingg, Urs   +5 more
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Results of Laparotomy and Laparoscopy for Perforated Colonic Diverticulitis [PDF]

, 2019
Sung Bak An, Byung Chun Kim, Jeong Yeon Kim, Jong Wan Kim, Sang-Jeon Lee   +4 more
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Metatranscriptomic analysis of colonic mucosal samples exploring the functional role of active microbial consortia in complicated diverticulitis

Microbiology Spectrum
In this study, we investigated complicated diverticulitis, an inflammatory condition associated with abscesses, fistulas, intestinal obstructions, perforations, and primarily affects adults over the age of 60. Although the exact etiology remains unclear,
Brittney N. McMullen, Jeremy Chen See, Samantha Baker, Justin R. Wright, Samantha L. C. Anderson, Gregory Yochum, Walter Koltun, Austin Portolese, Nimalan A. Jeganathan, Regina Lamendella   +9 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Colonic Diverticular Disease

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
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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Emergency Left Colon Resection for Acute Perforation. Primary Anastomosis or Hartmann's Procedure? A Case-matched Control Study [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The optimal treatment remains controversial for acute left-sided colon perforation. Therefore, the effectiveness and safety of primary anastomosis versus Hartmann's operation (HP) was compared in a case-matched control study.
Breitenstein, Stefan, Clavien, Pierre-Alain, Decurtins, Marco, Demartines, Nicolas, Hahnloser, Dieter, Kraus, Armin   +5 more
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How can you help prevent a recurrence of diverticulitis? [PDF]

, 2009
A high-fiber diet is often prescribed after recovery from acute diverticulitis, based on extrapolation from epidemiologic data showing an association between low-fiber diets and diverticulosis (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion).
Jamieson, Barbara, Weisberger, Lise
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Description of the Distinctive Changes in the Colonic Microbiome Associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Uncomplicated Diverticulitis, and Tubular Adenoma

Biomedicines
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, Alfonso Méndez-Tenorio, Mario Angel López-Luis, Eduardo Alejandro Dávila-Martínez, Marco Antonio Vázquez-Ávila, Lenin García-Gutierrez, Gloria León-Avila, Cindy Bandala, Mónica Alethia Cureño-Díaz, Verónica Fernández-Sánchez, José Antonio Morales-González, Eleazar Lara-Padilla, Javier Mancilla-Ramírez, Gabriela Ibáñez-Cervantes   +13 more
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Small Bowel Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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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