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Colonic Diverticulosis and Uncomplicated Diverticulitis Are Associated With a Lower Not Higher Risk of Mortality When Confounding Factors Are Held Constant. [PDF]

J Gastroenterol Hepatol
ABSTRACT Background and Aim The association between colonic diverticulosis, diverticulitis, and mortality is controversial. This study evaluated the association between diverticular disease and mortality over a prolonged period in a GP cohort. Methods GP records were sourced from the United Kingdom medical database (THIN).
Cameron RA, Jones MP, Eslick GD, Talley NJ.   +3 more
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Intestinal Perforation Secondary to Bortezomib-Induced Autonomic Neuropathy. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT It is essential to evaluate both the patient's prior conditions and the severity of the current clinical presentation when deciding on BTZ toxicity management. It seems prudent to consider the permanent discontinuation of the drug in patients who have experienced at least grade 3 intestinal neuropathy and have structural abnormalities or other
Sánchez Salas JA, Moreno Belmonte MJ, Poveda García A, Ruiz Ruiz E, Soler Espejo E, Cabanas Perianes V, García Hernandez AM.   +6 more
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A Case of Penile Cavernosal Abscess Associated With Sigmoid Colovesical Fistula. [PDF]

IJU Case Rep
ABSTRACT Introduction A penile cavernosal abscess is rare and typically attributable to sepsis, trauma, or intracavernosal injections. Case Presentation A 65‐year‐old man with suspicion of non‐muscle invasive bladder cancer underwent transurethral resection. Edematous and erythematous mucosa was noted on the posterior wall.
Imai K, Nagahama K, Masuda N, Ito T, Matsushita T, Akao T.   +5 more
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Diverticulitis in Older Adults: A Review of Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management. [PDF]

J Am Geriatr Soc
ABSTRACT Background Diverticulitis accounts for over 300,000 hospitalizations annually in the United States and its incidence increases with age. Among older adults, diverticulitis is the fourth leading cause for emergency surgery. Older adults with multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes are often excluded from clinical studies, leaving a gap in the ...
Hall JK, Supiano MA, Cohan JN.
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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.
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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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Colonic Diverticulitis in the Elderly

International Journal of Gerontology, 2009
SUMMARYDiverticular 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. Eighty percent of patients who present with colonic diverticulitis are aged 50 years and older.
Hsi-Hsien Hsu, Chien-Kuo Liu, She-Meng Cheng   +2 more
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Clinical and Economic Insights Into Surgery for Colonic Diverticular Perforation: A Long‐Term Observational Cohort Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The sigmoid colon was the most common perforation site among patients with colonic diverticular perforation. The patients' conditions, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization cost were significantly worse in left‐sided colon diverticular perforation than in right‐sided colon diverticular perforation. The clinical characteristics differed according
Minoru Fujita, Noriaki Manabe, Munenori Takaoka, Masaharu Higashida, Hideo Matsumoto, Atsushi Urakami, Tomoki Yamatsuji, Tomio Ueno, Jiro Hata, Ken Haruma, Collaborators, Hisako Kubota, Jiro Hayashi, Masaki Matsubara, Takako Konishi, Emiko Bukeo, Tomohiro Tanikawa, Jun Nakamura, Mitsuhiko Suehiro, Maki Ayaki, Takahisa Murao, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Takashi Akiyama, Katsuya Kato, Hirofumi Kawamoto, Tomoari Kamada, Akiko Shiotani, Minoru Haisa, Yoshio Naomoto, Toshihiro Hirai   +29 more
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Multicentre Study of 10,369 Symptomatic Patients Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Colon Capsule Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and CT Colonography

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, Volume 61, Issue 9, Page 1532-1544, May 2025.
This large, multi‐site English study, with matched and comparative colonoscopy and CT colonography arms, confirms that CCE is a safe and accurate diagnostic of colorectal disease in the setting of suspected colorectal cancer, unlikely to miss significant disease and usefully to act as a filter test. ABSTRACT Background During the COVID‐19 pandemic, NHS
James Turvill, Monica Haritakis, Scott Pygall, Emily Bryant, Harriet Cox, Greg Forshaw, Crispin Musicha, Victoria Allgar, Robert Logan, Mark McAlindon   +9 more
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