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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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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Predictive factors for conservative treatment failure of right colonic diverticulitis. [PDF]
Ann Surg Treat Res, 2021 Purpose Conservative treatment is the first-line therapy for acute colonic diverticulitis without severe complications, but treatment failure may increase hospitalization duration, medical costs, and morbidities.
Park YY, Nam S, Han JH, Lee J, Cheong C.
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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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Acute Colonic Diverticulitis [PDF]
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018 Acute colonic diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal condition frequently encountered by primary care practitioners, hospitalists, surgeons, and gastroenterologists. Clinical presentation ranges from mild abdominal pain to peritonitis with sepsis. It can often be diagnosed on the basis of clinical features alone, but imaging is necessary in more severe ...
Sophia M, Swanson, Lisa L, Strate
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Management of colonic diverticulitis [PDF]
BMJ, 2021 ABSTRACTLeft sided colonic diverticulitis is a common and costly gastrointestinal disease in Western countries, characterized by acute onset of often severe abdominal pain. Imaging is necessary to make an initial diagnosis and determine disease severity. Colonoscopy should be done six to eight weeks after diagnosis to rule out a missed colon malignancy.
A. Peery
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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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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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Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: CT Findings, Classifications, and a Proposal of a Structured Reporting Template. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel), 2023 Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is the most common complication of diverticular disease and represents an abdominal emergency. It includes a variety of conditions, extending from localized diverticular inflammation to fecal peritonitis, hence the ...
Tiralongo F +12 more
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Management and long-term outcomes of acute right colonic diverticulitis and risk factors of recurrence. [PDF]
BMC Surg, 2022 Ma Z +8 more
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