Background Acute diverticulitis (AD) presents a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
for general surgeons. This collaborative project between EAES and SAGES aimed to …

Background Diverticulitis is a common complication of diverticular disease of the colon.
While complicated diverticulitis often warrants intervention, acute uncomplicated diverticulitis …

Background To evaluate comparative outcomes of outpatient (OP) versus inpatient (IP)
treatment and antibiotics (ABX) versus no antibiotics (NABX) approach in the treatment of …

Background There is increasing evidence that uncomplicated acute diverticulitis (UAD) can
be safely and effectively managed as an outpatient. The aim of the current study was to …

BACKGROUND: Acute diverticulitis is a common disease with public health significance.
Many studies with a high level of evidence have been published recently on the surgical …

Background The shift from routine antibiotics towards omitting antibiotics for uncomplicated
acute diverticulitis opens up the possibility for outpatient instead of inpatient treatment …

DISCUSSION: Although COVID-19 predominantly presents with respiratory symptoms, there
have been numerous reports of extra-respiratory complications including venous …

Methods Recent randomized control trials (RCTs) have confirmed that antibiotics in acute
uncomplicated diverticulitis (AUD) neither accelerate recovery nor prevent complications or …

Background Acute diverticulitis, defined as acute inflammation associated with a colonic
diverticulum, is a common emergency presentation managed by both surgeons and …

Background Gastrointestinal manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are
increasingly recognized. Through potentially overlapping pathophysiology, co-occurrence of …