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The Need for Routine Colonoscopy after Acute Diverticulitis Revisited

World Journal of Colorectal Surgery, 2020
Background: The utility of routine outpatient colonoscopy after the conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis has become questionable.
Michelle L. Cooper, Cu Tai Lu, Harald Puhalla, Hajir Nabi, Michael Von Papen   +4 more
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Treatment of diverticular disease: an update on latest evidence and clinical implications [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Diverticular disease (DD) is a common condition, especially in Western countries. In about 80% of patients, colonic diverticula remain asymptomatic (diverticulosis), while approximately 20% of patients may develop abdominal symptoms ...
Annibale, B, Carabotti, M
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Evidence-based Treatment with Chronic Colonic Diverticulitis: A Case Report

Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2023
Colonic diverticulitis is a common gastrointestinal disease which can be acute or chronic in course. In this paper we report the management of a patient with chronic colonic diverticulitis. The patient had an atypical clinical presentation, whose imaging
YU Ziqing, TANG Xiaoyan, WU Bin, YANG Hong   +3 more
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Nonobstructing Colonic Dilatation and Colon Perforations Following Renal Transplantation [PDF]

, 1990
Nonobstructing colonic dilatation has not been commonly reported following renal transplantation, and colon perforations carry a high morbidity and mortality in this population.
Hakala, TR, Koneru, B, O'hair, DP, Selby, R, Starzl, TE, Tzakis, AG   +5 more
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Complete mesocolic excision does not increase short-term complications in laparoscopic left-sided colectomies : a comparative retrospective single-center study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Since the implementation of total mesorectal excision (TME) in rectal cancer surgery, oncological outcomes improved dramatically. With the technique of complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL), the same surgical ...
Claeys, Donald, Defoort, Barbara, Dewulf, Maxime, Kalmar, Alain, Muysoms, Filip, Pletinckx, Pieter, Vandenberk, Bert   +6 more
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Right Colonic Diverticulitis [PDF]

Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology, 2010
Although right colonic diverticultis (RCD) has been reported to be a rare disease in Western countries, RCD is a common diagnosis, with an incidence per 2.9-17 case of appendicitis, in Korea. Many Western studies have reported that it is difficult to differentiate the presenting symptoms of RCD from those of appendicitis before surgery because the ...
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A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis [PDF]

, 2015
Computed tomography (CT) imaging is the most appropriate diagnostic tool to confirm suspected left colonic diverticulitis. However, the utility of CT imaging goes beyond accurate diagnosis of diverticulitis; the grade of severity on CT imaging may drive ...
Abbas, A, Abu-Zidan, Fm, Agresta, F, Anania, G, Ansaloni, L, Augustin, G, Baiocchi, Gian Luca, Bala, M, Bellanova, G, Ben-Ishay, O, Bini, R, Bouliaris, K, Caproli, E, Catani, M, Catena, F, Coccolini, F, Coimbra, R, Corcione, F, Costa Navarro, D, Cui, Y, Das, K, Demetrashvili, Z, Di Carlo, I, Di Saverio, S, Faro, Mp, Gachabayov, M, Gkiokas, G, Gomes, Ca, Griffiths, Ea, Isik, A, Karamarkovic, A, Kecbaja, Z, Kenig, J, Kim, Ji, Kok, Ky, Kong, V, Lohsiriwat, V, Marinis, A, Marwah, S, Massalou, D, Mcfarlane, M, Melo, Rb, Moore, Fa, Negoi, I, Nikolopoulos, I, Omari, Ah, Ordoñez, Ca, Pereira, GA Jr, Piazza, D, Pintar, T, Rems, M, Rios-Cruz, D, Sakakushev, B, Sartelli, M, Sato, N, Segovia Lohse, Ha, Shelat, Vg, Skrovina, M, Smirnov, D, Soldatenkova, D, Soto, R, Spyropoulos, C, Tepp, J, Tranà, C, Ulrych, J, Vereczkei, A, Wani, I, Zachariah, Sk, Çolak, E   +68 more
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Progress in the treatment of colonic diverticular diseases [PDF]

Waike lilun yu shijian
The incidence of colonic diverticular disease is increasing significantly and is showing a trend of youthfulness. The treatment of colonic diverticulum disease mainly involves drugs, including antibiotics, rifaximin, and mesalazine.
KONG Lei, YANG Huali
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Prior abdominal surgery as a potential risk factor for colonic diverticulosis or diverticulitis

World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2023
BACKGROUND Abnormal colonic pressure profiles have been associated with an increased risk of colonic diverticulosis. A surgical history is a known risk factor for abdominal adhesions and these may lead to increased intraluminal colonic pressure.
Eran Ariam, V. Richter, A. Bermont, Yael Sandler, D. L. Cohen, Haim Shirin   +5 more
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Increased accuracy in diagnosing diverticulitis using predictive clinical factors

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: The aim of this study was to identify clinical factors leading to increased diagnostic accuracy for acute colonic diverticulitis. Methods: Patients with clinical suspicion of acute colonic diverticulitis verified with computed tomography (CT)
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Abbas Chabok, Philippe Wagner, Maziar Nikberg   +3 more
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