[HTML][HTML] The management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the COVID-19 era: a scoping review

R Cirocchi, R Nascimbeni, G Burini, C Boselli… - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems worldwide
made major changes to their organization, delaying diagnosis and treatment across a broad …

[HTML][HTML] What paradigm shifts occurred in the management of acute diverticulitis during the COVID-19 pandemic? A scoping review

G Gallo, M Ortenzi, U Grossi, GL Di Tanna… - World Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is common in Western countries, with its
prevalence increasing throughout the world. As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Hospital presentations of acute diverticulitis during COVID-19 pandemic may be more likely to require surgery due to increased severity: a single-centre experience

N Hossain, V Naidu, S Hosny, M Khalifa… - The American …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in
fewer emergency presentations of many acute medical and surgical conditions. The purpose …

[HTML][HTML] Diverticulitis patient care during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany—a retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study

KL Uttinger, M Brunotte, J Diers, JF Lock… - … Archives of Surgery, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacted health care systems
around the world. Despite a decrease in emergency admissions, an increased number of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the first COVID-19 surge on the outcomes of diverticulitis

TH Aulet, SB Spencer, JS Abelson, EM Breen… - Surgery in practice and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction During the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare utilization
changed. We sought to examine the impact of the first COVID-19 surge on the outcomes of …

[HTML][HTML] How the COVID-19 pandemic affected the severity and clinical presentation of diverticulitis

SS Soliman, RH Rolandelli, GC Chang… - Intestinal …, 2023 - synapse.koreamed.org
Methods Patients (n= 23,383) who underwent a colectomy for diverticulitis in 2018 (control
year) and 2020 (pandemic year) were selected. We compared these groups for differences …

[HTML][HTML] Patients avoided important care during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic: diverticulitis patients were more likely to present with an abscess on CT

MP Zintsmaster, DT Myers - Emergency radiology, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the frequency with which patients with an urgent health concern,
specifically diverticulitis, avoided appropriate medical care during the early weeks of the …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency surgical treatment of colonic acute diverticulitis: a multicenter observational study on behalf of the Italian society of colorectal surgery (SICCR) …

F Ferrara, C Guerci, A Bondurri, A Spinelli… - Updates in Surgery, 2023 - Springer
Colonic diverticulitis can be treated conservatively, but some cases require surgery. Patients
can undergo Hartmann's procedure (H) or resection with primary anastomosis (RA), with or …

Is the outpatient management of acute diverticulitis safe and effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis

R Cirocchi, JJ Randolph, GA Binda, S Gioia… - Techniques in …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In Western countries, the incidence of acute diverticulitis (AD) is
increasing. Patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis can undergo a standard antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive factors affecting the clinical course of patients with diverticulitis: who needs hospital management?

T Yoo, KH Yang, J Kim, I Park, H Cho… - Annals of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The aim of this study is to determine the predictable factors that affect the clinical
course, especially the hospital stay, the operation performed, and to determine factors that …