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Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage. Our experience and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2016 NTRODUCTION: Over the years various therapeutic techniques for diverticulitis have been developed. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (LPL) appears to be a safe and useful treatment, and it could be an effective alternative to colonic resection in emergency
Desiderio, Jacopo +8 more
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Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Cases of small bowel diverticulitis, excluding Meckel's diverticulitis, are rare. Small bowel diverticular disease has been reported in approximately 0.3-1.3% cases of post mortem studies (Fisher JK, Fortin D. Partial small bowel obstruction secondary to ileal diverticulitis.
Prough, Haley +2 more
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Differences between computed tomoghaphy and surgical findings in acute complicated diverticulitis [PDF]
, 2019 Summary Background/Objective: A preoperative reliable classification system between clinical and computed tomography (CT) findings to better plan surgery in acute complicated diverticulitis (ACD) is lacking.
Brachini, Gioia +10 more
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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 +3 more
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Practice parameters for the treatment of colonic diverticular disease: Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (SICCR) guidelines [PDF]
, 2015 The mission of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) is to optimize patient care. Providing evidence-based practice guidelines is therefore of key importance.
Annibale, Bruno +7 more
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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 +7 more
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Recent advances in understanding and managing diverticulitis. [PDF]
, 2018 In the past few decades, the increasing socioeconomic burden of acute diverticulitis (AD) has become evident, and with the growth of the population age, this significant economic impact will likely continue to rise. Furthermore, recent evidence showed an
Annibale, Bruno +4 more
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JAMA Surgery, 2020 Key Points Question Does elective sigmoid resection improve the quality of life in patients with recurrent diverticulitis, complicated diverticulitis, and/or chronic pain after an episode of diverticulitis? Findings In this randomized clinical trial that
Alexandre Santos +8 more
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Changing Paradigms in the Management of Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2021 Left-sided colonic diverticulitis is a common condition with significant morbidity and health care costs in Western countries. Acute uncomplicated diverticulitis which is characterized by the absence of organ dysfunction, abscesses, fistula, or ...
A. Chabok +4 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 +2 more
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