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Acute Colonic Diverticulitis [PDF]

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018
Acute colonic diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal condition commonly seen in the outpatient and inpatient settings. The prevalence of diverticulitis in the United States has increased dramatically over the past several decades and is estimated to be 180
Sophia Swanson, L. Strate
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Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
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, Y. Park, S. Oh
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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, 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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Parameters of Body Composition Predict Clinical Course in Acute Colonic Diverticulitis. [PDF]

J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
ABSTRACT Background Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is the most common complication of colonic diverticulosis. Body composition, that is, proportion, distribution and quality of muscle and adipose tissues may play a relevant role in ACD. Previously, only few reports with small number of patients analysed the prognostic role of body composition in ...
Surov A, Hinnerichs M, Shahzadi I, Haag NP, Kröger JR, Gerdes B, Elhabash S, Borggrefe J.   +7 more
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Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: CT Findings, Classifications, and a Proposal of a Structured Reporting Template

Diagnostics, 2023
Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is the most common complication of diverticular disease and represents an abdominal emergency. It includes a variety of conditions, extending from localized diverticular inflammation to fecal peritonitis, hence the ...
Francesco Tiralongo, Stefano Di Pietro, Dario Milazzo, Sebastiano Galioto, D. Castiglione, Corrado Ini’, P. Foti, Cristina Mosconi, Francesco Giurazza, Massimo Venturini, Guido Zanghì, S. Palmucci, Antonio Basile   +12 more
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What are the differences between the three most used classifications for acute colonic diverticulitis? A comparative multicenter study

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2023
Modified Hinchey, AAST, and WSES classifications are the most popular classifications for acute diverticulitis. 597 patients were retrospectively evalutated.
C. Cremonini, A. Biloslavo, V. Robustelli, S. Giannessi, Simone Rossi Del Monte, M. Mastronardi, S. Musetti, Silvia Strambi, F. Coccolini, M. Chiarugi, D. Tartaglia   +10 more
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Colonic diverticulosis - diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2022
Objectives. The objectives of this study are to highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties in patients with complicated acute colonic diverticulosis. Methods.
Cristian Meșină, Theodor Viorel Dumitrescu, Mihai Calin Ciorbagiu, Cosmin Vasile Obleaga, Ionica-Daniel Vilcea, Mihaela-Iustina Mesina-Botoran   +5 more
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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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The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2022
Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. The clinical presentation is more nuanced in the elderly population, having higher in-hospital and postoperative ...
P. Fugazzola, M. Ceresoli, F. Coccolini, F. Gabrielli, A. Puzziello, F. Monzani, B. Amato, G. Sganga, M. Sartelli, F. Menichetti, Gabriele Adolfo Puglisi, D. Tartaglia, P. Carcoforo, N. Avenia, Y. Kluger, C. Paolillo, M. Zago, A. Leppäniemi, M. Tomasoni, L. Cobianchi, F. Dal Mas, M. Improta, Ernest E. Moore, A. Peitzman, M. Sugrue, V. Agnoletti, G. Fraga, D. Weber, D. Damaskos, F. Abu-Zidan, I. Wani, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Manos Pikoulis, Nikolaos Pararas, E. Tan, R. T. Broek, R. Maier, R. Davies, J. Kashuk, V. Shelat, A. C. Mefire, G. Augustin, S. Magnone, E. Poiasina, B. de Simone, M. Chiarugi, W. Biffl, G. Baiocchi, F. Catena, L. Ansaloni   +49 more
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Distinct changes in the colonic microbiome associated with acute diverticulitis

Colorectal Disease, 2022
The pathogenesis of acute diverticulitis (AD) remains incompletely understood, despite it being one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions worldwide.
O'Grady Mj, Greg A. Turner, Sulit A, F. Frizelle, Purcell R   +4 more
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