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 …

Acute left sided colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions
encountered by surgeons in acute setting. A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) …

Colonic diverticular disease has been increasing in prevalence in Japan due to the rapidly
aging population. Colonic diverticular bleeding can result in hemorrhagic shock requiring …

Diverticular disease is a common condition that is associated with variable presentations.
For this review article, we performed a review of articles in PubMed through February 1 …

Diverticular disease is common and has a high morbidity. Treatments are limited owing to
the poor understanding of its pathophysiology. Here, to elucidate its etiology, we performed …

Objective: The aim of this study was to establish whether surgical or conservative treatment
leads to a higher quality of life (QoL) in patients with recurring diverticulitis and/or ongoing …

Objective: To determine the yield of colorectal cancer at routine colonic evaluation after
radiologically proven acute diverticulitis. Background: Acute diverticulitis accounts for …

Objective Diverticular disease is a common complex disorder characterised by mucosal
outpouchings of the colonic wall that manifests through complications such as diverticulitis …

Background Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is burdened by high mortality rate that increases
with aging. Elderly patients may be exposed to multiple risk factors for GIB. We aimed at …

Computed tomography (CT) imaging is the most appropriate diagnostic tool to confirm
suspected left colonic diverticulitis. However, the utility of CT imaging goes beyond accurate …