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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

Off-hour admission and mortality risk for 28 specific diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 251 cohorts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: A considerable amount of studies have examined the relationship between off-hours (weekends and nights) admission and mortality risk for various diseases, but the results remain equivocal.
Cao, Shiyi   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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

Treatment of diverticular disease: an update on latest evidence and clinical implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Diverticular disease (DD) is a common condition, especially in Western countries. In about 80% of patients, colonic diverticula remain asymptomatic (diverticulosis), while approximately 20% of patients may develop abdominal symptoms ...
Annibale, B, Carabotti, M
core   +2 more sources

Risk Factors for Severe Diverticulitis in Computed Tomography-Confirmed Acute Diverticulitis in Korea

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2013
Background/AimsAcute complicated diverticulitis can be subdivided into moderate diverticulitis and severe diverticulitis. Although there have been numerous studies on the risk factors for complicated diverticulitis, little research has focused on severe ...
doaj   +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

Visceral Obesity as a Risk Factor for Left-Sided Diverticulitis in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2013
Background/AimsLeft-sided diverticulitis is increasing in Japan, and many studies report that left-sided diverticulitis is more likely to be severe. Therefore, it is important to identify the features and risk factors for left-sided diverticulitis.
doaj   +1 more source

The Need for Routine Colonoscopy after Acute Diverticulitis Revisited

open access: yesWorld Journal of Colorectal Surgery, 2020
Background: The utility of routine outpatient colonoscopy after the conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis has become questionable.
Michelle L. Cooper   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complicated appendicular diverticulitis

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2022
Appendiceal diverticulitis, a frequently underdiagnosed entity, differs from typical appendicitis by the presence of an inflamed appendiceal diverticulum.
Zachary J. Drew   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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