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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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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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EAES and SAGES 2018 consensus conference on acute diverticulitis management: evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice

Surgical Endoscopy, 2019
BackgroundAcute diverticulitis (AD) presents a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for general surgeons. This collaborative project between EAES and SAGES aimed to summarize recent evidence and draw statements of recommendation to guide our ...
N. Francis, P. Sylla, M. Abou-Khalil, S. Arolfo, David J. Berler, N. Curtis, Scott C. Dolejs, R. Garfinkle, Marguerite A W Gorter-Stam, Daniel A. Hashimoto, Taryn E. Hassinger, C. Molenaar, P. Pucher, V. Schuermans, A. Arezzo, F. Agresta, S. Antoniou, T. Arulampalam, M. Boutros, N. Bouvy, K. Campbell, T. Francone, S. Haggerty, T. Hedrick, D. Stefanidis, Michael S. Truitt, J. Kelly, H. Ket, B. Dunkin, A. Pietrabissa   +29 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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Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association

Digestion, 2019
Colonic diverticular disease has been increasing in prevalence in Japan due to the rapidly aging population. Colonic diverticular bleeding can result in hemorrhagic shock requiring blood transfusion, and it carries a high risk of recurrence within 1 year.
N. Nagata, N. Ishii, N. Manabe, K. Tomizawa, Y. Urita, T. Funabiki, S. Fujimori, M. Kaise   +7 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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Laparoscopic Lavage vs Primary Resection for Acute Perforated Diverticulitis: Long-term Outcomes From the Scandinavian Diverticulitis (SCANDIV) Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA Surgery, 2020
Importance Perforated colonic diverticulitis usually requires surgical resection, with significant morbidity. Short-term results from randomized clinical trials have indicated that laparoscopic lavage is a feasible alternative to resection.
N. Azhar, A. Johanssen, Tove Sundström, J. Folkesson, C. Wallon, H. Kørner, L. Blecic, H. Forsmo, T. Øresland, S. Yaqub, P. Buchwald, J. Schultz   +11 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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Perforated jejunal diverticulitis: a rare but important differential in the acute abdomen

Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Background Diverticulosis of the small bowel is rare and, in most cases, discovered incidentally. However, diverticulitis and other complications are important to consider in the differential of an acute abdomen, especially in the elderly population ...
N. Leigh, B. Sullivan, R. Anteby, S. Talbert   +3 more
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Sigmoid resection with primary anastomosis versus the Hartmann’s procedure for perforated diverticulitis with purulent or fecal peritonitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2020
Purpose The optimal surgical approach for perforated diverticulitis with purulent or fecal peritonitis (Hinchey grade III or IV) remains debated. In recent years, accumulating evidence comparing sigmoid resection with primary anastomosis (PA) with the ...
D. Lambrichts, Pim P. Edomskis, R. D. van der Bogt, G. Kleinrensink, W. Bemelman, J. Lange   +5 more
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