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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

open access: yesSwiss 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diverticulitis With Microperforation

open access: yesCureus, 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   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA, 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 ...
Joseph D, Feuerstein, Kenneth R, Falchuk
openaire   +4 more sources

Solitary cecal diverticulitis, a rare cause of right lower quadrant pain: Four cases

open access: yesİstanbul 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Treatment's Trend of Complicated Diverticulitis

open access: yesArchives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2014
Recurrent attacks are less likely to respond to medical treatment and have a high mortality rate; thus, most authorities agree that elective resection is indicated after two attacks of uncomplicated diverticulitis. Complicated diverticular disease refers
Mehmet Ince   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complicated intra-abdominal infections in Europe: preliminary data from the first three months of the CIAO Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Contains fulltext : 110654.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)ABSTRACT: The CIAO Study is a multicenter observational study currently underway in 66 European medical institutions over the course of a six-month study period (January-
Ansaloni, L.   +456 more
core   +1 more source

Right-sided diverticulitis: An unusual presentation of abdominal pain in children

open access: yesJournal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Acute diverticulitis is a rare and dangerous condition in a pediatric patient. The clinical presentation of right-sided diverticulitis mimics acute appendicitis.
Sheng-Yuan Ho   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Colonic diverticulosis - diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties

open access: yesJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2022
Objectives. The objectives of this study are to highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties in patients with complicated acute colonic diverticulosis. Methods.
Cristian Meșină   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

[Unusual presentation of sigmoid diverticulitis. Sigmoid-vesical fistula in sigmoid diverticulitis] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A 68-year-old male patient presented with mild tenderness in the suprasymphyseal region, hematuria and dysuria. In this case typical symptoms of a sigmoid-vesical fistula were initially absent.
A.P.W. Jöres   +3 more
core   +1 more source

DIVERTICULITIS. [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 1920
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openaire   +2 more sources

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