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Rozhledy v chirurgii
Diverticulitis of the colon, i.e. inflammation of one or more diverticula, is the most common manifestation of diverticulosis, which affects more than 60% of people over the age of 70 in developed countries. Acute diverticulitis includes a range of degrees of inflammatory involvement, from mild diverticulitis to stercoral erythematosis.
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Diverticulitis of the colon, i.e. inflammation of one or more diverticula, is the most common manifestation of diverticulosis, which affects more than 60% of people over the age of 70 in developed countries. Acute diverticulitis includes a range of degrees of inflammatory involvement, from mild diverticulitis to stercoral erythematosis.
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Annals of Internal Medicine
Acute colonic diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal condition that is frequently encountered by primary care and emergency department practitioners, hospitalists, surgeons, and gastroenterologists. Clinical presentation ranges from mild abdominal pain to peritonitis with sepsis.
Sarah A. Gunby, Lisa L. Strate
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Acute colonic diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal condition that is frequently encountered by primary care and emergency department practitioners, hospitalists, surgeons, and gastroenterologists. Clinical presentation ranges from mild abdominal pain to peritonitis with sepsis.
Sarah A. Gunby, Lisa L. Strate
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Perforated Diverticulitis of the Transverse Colon
The European Journal of Surgery, 2000link_to_subscribed_fulltext
Liu, CL +4 more
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SURGERY IN COLONIC DIVERTICULITIS
Archives of Surgery, 1953DIVERTICULOSIS of the colon is an irreversible structural change that occurs in approximately 5% of persons beyond middle age. Symptoms are absent or inconsequential unless some degree of inflammation supervenes; this constitutes diverticulitis and occurs in an estimated 10% of diverticulosis cases.1In the great majority of these cases diet and ...
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The Prognosis in Diverticulitis of the Colon
Archives of Surgery, 1968THIS is a review of cases of patients with diverticulitis coli admitted to Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, from 1955 to 1966. The reason for making the study was to determine if a reasonable prognostic yardstick could be developed. There is no disagreement that surgery is indicated for the complications of this disease, but indecision and ...
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Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
2016Acute left colonic diverticulosis is common in Western countries, but its prevalence is increasing throughout the world. On one side left colonic diverticulosis is more common among elderly patients; on the other side, however, a dramatic rise of its incidence has been seen in the younger age groups during recent years.
Coccolini F. +8 more
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Diverticulitis of the Right Colon
Archives of Surgery, 1958Historical Background In 1849 Cruveilhier first described colonic diverticula. In 1853 Virchow first described the inflammatory disease and named it diverticulitis. Bristowe, Jones, Habershon, Lane, Graser, and Bland-Sutton contributed to the early literature.1In 1907 Mayo reported five cases of sigmoid resection for diverticulitis, and he is credited
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Ultrasound of Colon Diverticulitis
Digestive Diseases, 2012Overall, the diagnosis of diverticulitis is more reliably made by computed tomography (CT) than by ultrasound (US). However, since US is often used as a first modality in acute abdomen, it is important to be aware of the US signs of diverticulitis. Besides, in not too obese patients, US may be superior to CT.
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Complications of colonic diverticulitis
Postgraduate Medicine, 1976About half of the patients in whom diverticulitis develops have subsequent attacks. Recurrence increases the likelihood both of complications, such as perforation, abscess, fistula, obstruction, and hemorrhage, and of the necessity for surgical intervention.
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