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Diverticulitis

Medical Clinics of North America, 1993
Diverticulitis is an important complication of diverticulosis that affects only 10% to 20% of patients with this condition. Medical and surgical aspects of management of diverticulitis are discussed in this article. Some unusual and less well-known complications and manifestations of this common clinical problem are also described. This disease remains
S R, Freeman, P R, McNally
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Diverticulitis

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002
Although diverticular disease is common in the Western world, few patients who develop diverticulitis require surgery. The use of appropriate broad-spectrum antibiotics in uncomplicated diverticulitis can be an effective treatment, avoiding the need for acute surgical intervention.
Gordon N, Buchanan   +2 more
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Diverticulitis in the Elderly

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1973
ABSTRACT:The surgical records of 53 patients (average age, 64) with diverticulitis were reviewed. Complications (e.g., hemorrhage, peritonitis, abscess, fistula) had occurred in 30 cases. X‐ray examination in 46 patients showed that the sigmoid was involved in 71 per cent.
Tawachai Onsanit, Guy L. Kratzer
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Diverticulitis of the midrectum

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1983
Diverticulitis of the rectum is a rare condition. This report covers patient history, diagnosis, and treatment involved in such a case. The patient presented with a history of rectal pain and muscle spasm of six months' duration. After several available examinations had been completed, i.e., digital examination, sigmoidoscopy, and barium-enema ...
Thomas C.T. Chiu   +2 more
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