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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Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation in a 23-year-old patient: A Case Report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2023 Introduction: Diverticulitis is inflammation of one or more adjacent diverticulums and the surrounding colon. Patients with diverticulitis typically present acute or subacute abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant.
Taygun Gülşen +2 more
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Comparative outcomes of acute colonic diverticulitis in immunocompromised versus immunocompetent patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Intestinal Research, 2023 Background/Aims Immunocompromised patients with acute colonic diverticulitis are at high risk for complications and failure of non-surgical treatment. However, evidence on the comparative outcomes of immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients with ...
Jae Gon Lee +9 more
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A case of mesenteric venous thrombosis complicating appendiceal diverticulitis
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) and appendiceal diverticulitis are rare diseases. There has been no previous report on MVT complicating appendiceal diverticulitis.
Jun Ichikawa +5 more
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Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition. Severity of the disease is based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations and dictates the need for medical or surgical intervention.
Boermeester, Marja A. +3 more
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Characteristics of predominantly right-sided colonic diverticulitis without need for colectomy
BMC Surgery, 2020 Background In China, diverticulitis is more often located in the right colon, mainly in the cecum and ascending colon. Here we study the characteristics of acute colonic diverticulitis and compare various treatments for acute right-sided colonic ...
Zhi Chen, Bing Zhang, Dan Wu, Ye Jin
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Evidence regarding the recurrence of diverticulitis is limited in Asian patients. This study aims to investigate recurrence rates and identify predictive factors for the recurrence of diverticulitis following successful nonoperative treatment in Asian ...
Chih-Wei Sung +6 more
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Inferior mesenteric vein thrombophlebitis secondary to acute diverticulitis
Radiology Case Reports, 2023 Inferior mesenteric vein thrombophlebitis is an uncommon condition. Most cases of portal-mesenteric thrombophlebitis affect either the portal vein or superior mesenteric vein; it is not known why the inferior mesenteric vein is less affected ...
Andrew Waack, BS +4 more
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Differences between computed tomoghaphy and surgical findings in acute complicated diverticulitis [PDF]
, 2019 Summary Background/Objective: A preoperative reliable classification system between clinical and computed tomography (CT) findings to better plan surgery in acute complicated diverticulitis (ACD) is lacking.
Brachini, Gioia +10 more
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Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Cases of small bowel diverticulitis, excluding Meckel's diverticulitis, are rare. Small bowel diverticular disease has been reported in approximately 0.3-1.3% cases of post mortem studies (Fisher JK, Fortin D. Partial small bowel obstruction secondary to ileal diverticulitis.
Prough, Haley +2 more
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