Left-sided colonic diverticulitis is a common condition with significant morbidity and health
care costs in Western countries. Acute uncomplicated diverticulitis which is characterized by …

Acute colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by
surgeons in the acute setting. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the …

Unhealthy nutritional habits and the current western lifestyle have led to an increased
incidence of acute diverticulitis, which mainly affects older patients. However, the disease …

Background: Use of antibiotics in selected cases of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (AUD)
has recently been questioned. Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the safety and …

Background There remain uncertainties about the effectiveness and harms of various
nonsurgical treatment options for acute diverticulitis, clinical consequences of diagnostic …

BACKGROUND: Even though evidence for nonantibiotic treatment of uncomplicated
diverticulitis exists, it has not gained widespread adoption. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this …

Background: Laparoscopic surgery develops rapidly in both elective and emergency
settings. The study aimed to determine the role of different laparoscopic methods for the …

Colonic diverticulitis is a painful gastrointestinal disease that recurs unpredictably and can
lead to chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. Gastroenterologists commonly care for patients …

BACKGROUND: Despite low-quality and conflicting evidence, the Association of
Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland recommends the routine use of antibiotics in the …

Background and Objectives: The diverticular disease includes a broad spectrum of different
“clinical situations” from diverticulosis to acute diverticulitis (AD), with a full spectrum of …