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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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Colonic diverticulitis in children: A retrospective study of 16 patients

Pediatrics International, 2021
Pediatric colonic diverticulitis (CD) is a rare entity. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of CD in children.
Yuichi Okata, Harunori Miyauchi, Chieko Hisamatsu   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

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, Hsi-Hsien Hsu
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CT of the acute colonic diverticulitis: a pictorial essay. [PDF]

Diagn Interv Radiol, 2020
Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is an acute episode of severe and prolonged lower abdominal pain due to diverticular inflammation, usually associated with change in bowel movements, fever, and leukocytosis.
Minordi LM, Larosa L, Berte G, Pecere S, Manfredi R.   +4 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, Jaeim Lee, Youn Young Park, Seong Taek Oh   +3 more
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The early biomarker of immature granulocyte count in predicting right-side colonic complicated acute diverticulitis: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Gastroenterology
Objective Early identification of complicated acute diverticulitis(cAD) is especially significant for clinical physician and surgeon to reduce the antibiotic usage and the risk of emergency surgery. This study was aimed to investigate the significance of
Qi Su, Qingzhi Wang, Yantian Cao
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Post-Diverticulitis Colonoscopy Was Not Associated with Higher Colonic Adenoma and Carcinoma: A Multicenter Case–Control Study

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Colonoscopy following an episode of acute diverticulitis is currently recommended to rule out underlying colon cancer. However, a number of studies have debated this recommendation.
Amir Mari, Tawfik Khoury, Wisam Sbeit
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Colonic diverticulosis - diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2022
Objectives. The objectives of this study are to highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties in patients with complicated acute colonic diverticulosis. Methods.
Cristian Meșină, Theodor Viorel Dumitrescu, Mihai Calin Ciorbagiu, Cosmin Vasile Obleaga, Ionica-Daniel Vilcea, Mihaela-Iustina Mesina-Botoran   +5 more
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Utility of monocyte distribution width in the differential diagnosis between simple and complicated diverticulitis: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Colonic diverticulitis is a leading cause of abdominal pain. The monocyte distribution width (MDW) is a novel inflammatory biomarker with prognostic significance for coronavirus disease and pancreatitis; however, no study has assessed its ...
Chang-Yuan Chang, Tai-Yi Hsu, Guan-Yi He, Hong-Mo Shih, Shih-Hao Wu, Fen-Wei Huang, Pei-Chun Chen, Wen-Chen Tsai   +7 more
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Is there need for routine CT colonography after CT-verified uncomplicated diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon?

European Journal of Radiology Open, 2021
Background: Following an episode of acute diverticulitis, surgical guidelines commonly advise routine colonic follow-up to rule out underlying malignancy.
Tormund Njølstad, Victoria Solveig Young, Anders Drolsum, Johann Baptist Dormagen, Bjørn Hofstad, Anselm Schulz   +5 more
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