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Platelet to lymphocyte ratio is a risk factor for failure of non-operative treatment of colonic diverticulitis

Scientific Reports, 2023
Non-operative treatment is the mainstay of colonic diverticulitis, but some patients require surgery due to non-operative treatment failure. This study aims to identify risk factors for the failure of non-operative treatment of colonic diverticulitis ...
Jong Ho Kim, Sang Hyup Han, Jin-Won Lee, Haesung Kim, Jeonghee Han   +4 more
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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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2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting

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, Dieter G. Weber, Yoram Kluger, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Goran Augustin, Offir Ben-Ishay, Walter L. Biffl, Konstantinos Bouliaris, Rodolfo Catena, Marco Ceresoli, Osvaldo Chiara, Massimo Chiarugi, Raul Coimbra, Francesco Cortese, Yunfeng Cui, Dimitris Damaskos, Gian Luigi de’ Angelis, Samir Delibegovic, Zaza Demetrashvili, Belinda De Simone, Francesco Di Marzo, Salomone Di Saverio, Therese M. Duane, Mario Paulo Faro, Gustavo P. Fraga, George Gkiokas, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Timothy C. Hardcastle, Andreas Hecker, Aleksandar Karamarkovic, Jeffry Kashuk, Vladimir Khokha, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Kenneth Y. Y. Kok, Kenji Inaba, Arda Isik, Francesco M. Labricciosa, Rifat Latifi, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, John E. Mazuski, Ronald V. Maier, Sanjay Marwah, Michael McFarlane, Ernest E. Moore, Frederick A. Moore, Ionut Negoi, Leonardo Pagani, Kemal Rasa, Ines Rubio-Perez, Boris Sakakushev, Norio Sato, Gabriele Sganga, Walter Siquini, Antonio Tarasconi, Matti Tolonen, Jan Ulrych, Sannop K. Zachariah, Fausto Catena   +60 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, Yong Eun Park, Ji Young Chang, Hyun Joo Song, Duk Hwan Kim, Young Joo Yang, Byung Chang Kim, Shin Hee Lee, Myung-Won You, Seong-Eun Kim   +9 more
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Laparoscopic Lavage in Complicated Diverticulitis with Colonic Perforation, Always Be Closing?

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021
Laparoscopic lavage is seen as an acceptable alternative to colonic resection in selected patients with acute diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis. There is no consensus on what surgical technique should be used when performing this procedure.
Jasper Sijberden, Heleen Snijders, Susanna van Aalten   +2 more
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Comparison of colonoscopy after colonic diverticulitis and positive fecal immunochemical tests for the detection of colorectal neoplasia

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims The relationship between acute colonic diverticulitis and colorectal cancer (CRC) is unclear, but colonoscopy is recommended to exclude malignancy.
Dai Nakamatsu, Tsutomu Nishida, Shinji Kuriki, Li-sa Chang, Kazuki Aochi, Emi Meren, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Ryo Tomita, Yu Higaki, Naoto Osugi, Aya Sugimoto, Kei Takahashi, Kaori Mukai, Kengo Matsumoto, Shiro Hayashi, Sachiko Nakajima, Masashi Yamamoto, Koji Fukui, Masami Inada   +18 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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Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis

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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Conservative Management of Complicated Colonic Diverticulitis in Early and Late Elderly

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: The management of complicated diverticulitis in the elderly can be a challenge and initial non-operative treatment remains controversial.
Gennaro Perrone, Mario Giuffrida, Elena Bonati, Gabriele Luciano Petracca, Antonio Tarasconi, Gianluca Baiocchi, Fausto Catena   +6 more
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Metatranscriptomic analysis of colonic mucosal samples exploring the functional role of active microbial consortia in complicated diverticulitis [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
In this study, we investigated complicated diverticulitis, an inflammatory condition associated with abscesses, fistulas, intestinal obstructions, perforations, and primarily affects adults over the age of 60. Although the exact etiology remains unclear,
Brittney N. McMullen, Jeremy Chen See, Samantha Baker, Justin R. Wright, Samantha L. C. Anderson, Gregory Yochum, Walter Koltun, Austin Portolese, Nimalan A. Jeganathan, Regina Lamendella   +9 more
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