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Long-term use of steroids protects from the development of symptomatic diverticulitis requiring hospitalization in the Asian population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The pathophysiology of diverticulitis is poorly understood. Factors such as physical inactivity, constipation, obesity, smoking, and the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been associated with an increased risk of diverticular ...
Shen-Shong Chang, Hsiao-Yun Hu
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2021 Diverticular disease is one of the most common causes of outpatient visits and hospitalisations across Australia, North America and Europe. According to the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA, 2010), approximately 33% of Australians over 45 ...
Franziska Jerjen +7 more
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Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives: The incidence of diverticulitis is increasing in western countries. Complicated diverticulitis is defined as diverticulitis associated with localized or generalized perforation, localized or distant abscess, fistula, stricture ...
Antonietta Lamazza +7 more
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Environmental and Dietary Risk Factors for Colonic Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis.
Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, 2021 BACKGROUND AND AIMS Colonic diverticulosis (CD) is among the most common conditions of the large bowel. Several factors have been associated with an increased risk of CD and its complications, including advanced age, obesity, physical inactivity, and a ...
J. I. Lukosiene +8 more
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The Need for Routine Colonoscopy after Acute Diverticulitis Revisited
World Journal of Colorectal Surgery, 2020 Background: The utility of routine outpatient colonoscopy after the conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis has become questionable.
Michelle L. Cooper +4 more
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Complications of Diverticular Disease – a Quick Overview [PDF]
Modern Medicine, 2023 Diverticulosis is a chronic acquired disease defined by the presence of diverticular protrusions throughout the wall layers of the digestive tract. Colonic diverticular disease is defined as clinically manifest or symptomatic diverticulosis, either by ...
Andreea NESTIAN +3 more
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Predictive factors for conservative treatment failure of right colonic diverticulitis
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research, 2021 Purpose Conservative treatment is the first-line therapy for acute colonic diverticulitis without severe complications, but treatment failure may increase hospitalization duration, medical costs, and morbidities.
Y. Park +4 more
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Colonic diverticulitis in children: A retrospective study of 16 patients
Pediatrics International, 2021 Pediatric colonic diverticulitis (CD) is a rare entity. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of CD in children.
T. Hatakeyama +6 more
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The Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis in the COVID-19 Era: A Scoping Review
Medicina, 2021 Background and Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems worldwide made major changes to their organization, delaying diagnosis and treatment across a broad spectrum of pathologies.
R. Cirocchi +10 more
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2020 ow naded rom httpsournals.lw w om /dcrurnalby C 33fy7TbIFyH x64afcu/EM fLBj0elfLfVXefdPtD 2m EH xq/P2kvO beZQ /kt9qD Sw PpsO 8G aU iw uQ j1pQ W M b33hyFF8XYif3W u1aLfG /R w O oepM VfjbR G tpO g= on 050/2020 Downloadedfromhttps://journals.lww.com ...
J. Hall +7 more
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