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Colonic diverticulitis location is a risk factor for recurrence: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study in Asian patients

Scientific Reports, 2022
Evidence regarding the recurrence of diverticulitis is limited in Asian patients. This study aims to investigate recurrence rates and identify predictive factors for the recurrence of diverticulitis following successful nonoperative treatment in Asian ...
Chih-Wei Sung, Kao-Lang Liu, Hsiu-Po Wang, I.-Chung Chen, Edward Pei-Chuan Huang, Wan-Ching Lien, Chien-Hua Huang   +6 more
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Inferior mesenteric vein thrombophlebitis secondary to acute diverticulitis

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Inferior mesenteric vein thrombophlebitis is an uncommon condition. Most cases of portal-mesenteric thrombophlebitis affect either the portal vein or superior mesenteric vein; it is not known why the inferior mesenteric vein is less affected ...
Andrew Waack, BS, Akash Ranabothu, Avish Persaud, BS, Meghana Ranabothu, BS, Venkatramana Vattipally, MD   +4 more
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Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016
Diverticular disease is a common condition that is associated with variable presentations. For this review article, we performed a review of articles in PubMed through February 1, 2016, by using the following MeSH terms: colon diverticula, colonic diverticulitis, colonic diverticulosis, colonic diverticulum, colonic diverticula, and diverticula ...
Kenneth R. Falchuk, Joseph D. Feuerstein
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Perforated cecal diverticulitis with CT diagnosis and medical management

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
Acute diverticulitis is a painful condition of the gastrointestinal tract that results from sudden inflammation of one or more diverticula in the bowel wall.
Caleb Tsetse, Shazia Rahat Chaudhry, Feraas Jabi, Jennifer Nicole Taylor   +3 more
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Utility of monocyte distribution width in the differential diagnosis between simple and complicated diverticulitis: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Colonic diverticulitis is a leading cause of abdominal pain. The monocyte distribution width (MDW) is a novel inflammatory biomarker with prognostic significance for coronavirus disease and pancreatitis; however, no study has assessed its ...
Chang-Yuan Chang, Tai-Yi Hsu, Guan-Yi He, Hong-Mo Shih, Shih-Hao Wu, Fen-Wei Huang, Pei-Chun Chen, Wen-Chen Tsai   +7 more
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Diverticulitis in the Young [PDF]

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2014
Background: Colonic diverticulitis is relatively uncommon in young patients, especially those younger than 40 years. We compared demographic data, clinical presentation, management, and clinical course of diverticulitis in patients ≤40 years old compared with patients >40 years old.
Charoen Mankongpaisarnrung, Kenneth Nugent, Ariwan Rakvit, Kunut Kijsirichareanchai, Kunut Kijsirichareanchai, Grerk Sutamtewagul   +5 more
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Colonic Diverticulitis in the Elderly

International Journal of Gerontology, 2009
Diverticular 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.
Chien-Kuo Liu, Hsi-Hsien Hsu, She-Meng Cheng   +2 more
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Is there a role for procalcitonin in differentiating uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis in order to reduce antibiotic therapy? A prospective diagnostic cohort study

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2017
AIMS OF THE STUDY While studies show that antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated diverticulitis seems to have no benefit, most experts advocate antimicrobial therapy for complicated diverticulitis.
Victor Jeger, Roxana Pop, Farschad Forudastan, Jean Pierre Barras, Markus Zuber, Rein Jan Piso   +5 more
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Diverticulitis With Microperforation

Cureus, 2022
The authors present the case of a 39-year-old male who returned to the emergency department one month after uncomplicated diverticulitis, with the second bout of diverticulitis newly complicated by microperforation. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of acute diverticulitis across the spectrum of presentations are discussed.
Choksey, Rhea, Stead, Thor S, Mangal, Rohan, Amatea, John, Ganti, Latha   +4 more
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Solitary cecal diverticulitis, a rare cause of right lower quadrant pain: Four cases

İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 2018
Solitary cecal diverticulitis is a rare clinical condition. Like diverticulitis in other segments of the colon, it requires immediate surgical intervention if it is causing complications.
Adem Yuksel, Osman Civil, Muhammed Kadri Çolakoglu, Fatih Sumer, Ahmet Tugrul Eruyar   +4 more
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