Diverticulitis is a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder that is associated with significant
morbidity and health care costs. Approximately 20% of patients with incident diverticulitis …

Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported
as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in the emergency departments worldwide. The …

Aim The goal of this European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) guideline project is to give
an overview of the existing evidence on the management of diverticular disease, primarily as …

Diverticula are outpouchings of the intestinal wall and are common anatomical alterations
detected in the human colon. Colonic diverticulosis (the presence of diverticula in the colon; …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: Data on the incidence and natural history of diverticulitis are largely hospital-
based and exclude the majority of diverticulitis patients, who are treated in an outpatient …

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 …

Disorders of the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) spectrum are
characterized by the development of kidney cysts and progressive kidney function decline …

Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to provide
clinical recommendations on the diagnosis and management of acute left-sided colonic …

Diverticular disease is one of the most common conditions in the Western world and one of
the most common findings identified at colonoscopy. Recently, there has been a significant …