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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Colonic Diverticulitis Complicated by Stenosis Causing Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases. There are several complications in colonic diverticulitis, such as stenosis, perforation, and abscess. Stenosis is a rare complication and can cause bowel obstruction.
Inoue T.
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The outcomes of right-sided and left-sided colonic diverticulitis following non-operative management: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
World J Emerg Surg, 2022 Background There is no sufficient overview of outcomes in right-sided and left-sided colonic diverticulitis (CD) following non-operative management. This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the recurrence/treatment failure in right-sided and left-
Huang SS, Sung CW, Wang HP, Lien WC.
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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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The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly. [PDF]
World J Emerg Surg, 2022 Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. The clinical presentation is more nuanced in the elderly population, having higher in-hospital and postoperative ...
Fugazzola P +49 more
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The role of infectious parameters in the early prediction of complicated colonic diverticulitis. [PDF]
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi DergBACKGROUND: Acute colonic diverticulitis has recently become a significant cause of hospital admissions. Complicated colonic diverticulitis, a severe form of the disease, necessitates medical and surgical intervention.
Aydın SM +6 more
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AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review. [PDF]
Gastroenterology, 2021 Colonic diverticulitis is a painful gastrointestinal disease that recurs unpredictably and can lead to chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. Gastroenterologists commonly care for these patients.
Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL.
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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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Colonic Diverticulitis in the Elderly
International Journal of Gerontology, 2009 Diverticular disease of the colon is a disease that mainly affects the elderly and presents in 50–70% of those aged 80 years or older. The most common complication is colonic diverticulitis.
Chien-Kuo Liu +2 more
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Computed tomography findings of metabolic syndrome in patients with acute colonic diverticulitis. [PDF]
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol, 2021 Many factors associated with colonic diverticulitis are also part of the clinical definition of the metabolic syndrome. Computed tomography (CT) is commonly performed in symptomatic patients, such as those with suspected or known acute diverticulitis ...
Anderson MA +5 more
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