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Advances in management of patients with acute diverticulitis

Journal of Acute Disease, 2015
Objective: To analyse the development of the medical and surgical treatment of acute diverticulitis to develop an appropriate decision-making algorithm.
Sibilla Focchi, Alberto Carrara, Ettore Contessini Avesani   +2 more
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Terapéutica en diverticulitis aguda: una actualización de la evidencia disponible

ARS Medica, 2021
La prevalencia de enfermedad diverticular en Chile se estima en 28% y cada vez es más frecuente su presentación como diverticulitis complicada. Durante los últimos años ha surgido evidencia que ha hecho replantear el manejo de la diverticulitis aguda ...
Álvaro José Morales Palma, María Jesús Irarrazaval Mainguyague, Jorge Escárate Lorca, Gonzalo Ignacio Urrejola Schmied   +3 more
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Use of CT Imaging in Acute Diverticulitis [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2016
Background: Acute colonic diverticulitis is generally considered to be a clinical diagnosis, however the use of CT (computed tomography)imaging in diverticulitis is becoming more common to exclude complicated diverticulitis.Objectives: To assess the use ...
Anton Mare, Neil Jones
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Variation in the surgical management of complicated diverticulitis: a cross-sectional study of European surgeons

Introduction: There are many options for the surgical management of complicated diverticulitis, and standards vary widely despite international practice recommendations. We conducted a survey to capture the variation in practice across Europe.
Huo, Bright, Mastronardi, Manuela, Antoniou, Stavros A., Seitidis, Georgios, Mavridis, Dimitris, EAES Diverticulitis Survey Advisory Group, Massey, Lisa H.   +6 more
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Diverticulitis

, 2016
Diverticular disease includes two conditions: diverticulosis and diverticulitis. Both involve saclike protrusions of the mucosal and submucosal walls, typically in the colon. Diverticulosis is the presence of multiple diverticula, which may or may not be
Bharati Kocher
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Caecal diverticulitis: Presentation and management [PDF]

, 2015
While left sided colonic diverticular disease is common in Western countries, right sided colonic diverticular disease is rare. With increasing migration from Asia, many western countries including Australia, are now seeing more right sided diverticular ...
Naidu, Sanjeev, Pillay, Praga, Cristaudo, Adam   +2 more
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Elective laparoscopic surgical management of recurrent and complicated sigmoid diverticulitis

, 2008
Background: To review the results of elective laparoscopic anterior resection (LAR) for recurrent and complicated sigmoid diverticulitis, and determine the factors associated with surgical complications.
Lu, C-T, Lu, C.-T., Ho, Y.-H., Ho, Y-H
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Trends in Hospital Admission and Surgical Procedures Following ED visits for Diverticulitis

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Diverticulitis is a common diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Outpatient management of diverticulitis is safe in selected patients, yet the rates of admission and surgical procedures following ED visits for diverticulitis are ...
Margaret B. Greenwood-Ericksen, Joaquim M. Havens, Jiemin Ma, Joel S. Weissman, Jeremiah D. Schuur   +4 more
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Ileal Diverticulitis

, 2023
Teaching Point: Terminal ileal diverticulitis is an uncommon cause of right lower abdominal ...
Stephen Van Meerbeeck, Kelly Di Dier
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CT of the acute colonic diverticulitis: a pictorial essay [PDF]

, 2020
Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is an acute episode of severe and prolonged lower abdominal pain due to diverticular inflammation, usually associated with change in bowel movements, fever, and leukocytosis.
Luigi Larosa, Riccardo Manfredi, Silvia Pecere, Laura Maria Minordi, Giovanna Berte   +4 more
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