Importance Diverticulitis is a common disease. Recent changes in understanding its natural
history have substantially modified treatment paradigms. Objective To review the etiology …

Importance Diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon is an increasingly common disease. Patterns of
care and management guidelines have significantly evolved in recent years. Objectives To …

Diverticular disease and diverticulitis are the most common non-cancerous pathology of the
colon. It has traditionally been considered a disease of the elderly and associated with …

Over the last decade there has been a striking shift in our understanding of the
epidemiology, pathology, and management of diverticular disease. Indeed, many of the …

Regardless of how the problem is examined, diverticular disease is a significant burden for
both patients and healthcare systems. In Western and industrialized nations, diverticulosis of …

Sigmoid diverticulitis is a common disease which carries both a significant morbidity and a
societal economic burden. This review article analyzes the current data regarding …

Aim The study aimed to analyse the currently available national and international guidelines
for areas of consensus and contrasting recommendations in the treatment of diverticulitis …

Sigmoid diverticulitis is an increasingly common Western disease associated with a high
morbidity and cost of treatment. Improvement in the understanding of the disease process …

Diverticular disease of the colon (DDC) includes a spectrum of conditions from
asymptomatic diverticulosis to symptomatic uncomplicated diverticulosis, segmental colitis …

Diverticulitis is a debilitating complication of diverticular disease that affects approximately
2.5 million individuals in the United States. Compared to many other gastrointestinal …