Purpose To date, the standard therapy used for acute episodes of uncomplicated sigmoid
diverticulitis has been a 7–10-day antibiotic treatment regimen. Thanks to the development …

Purpose Acute diverticulitis (AD) is a highly prevalent disease in Spain. Its chronic-recurrent
appearance and high rate of relapse mean that it has a major epidemiological and …

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

Background A growing body of knowledge is calling into question the use of antibiotics in
acute diverticulitis (AD). Moreover, recent studies provide evidence regarding the security of …

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

Purpose Antibiotics have long been recommended as a form of conservative therapy in
patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis despite no supporting evidence. This meta …

Introduction Medical treatment of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis is not standardized, and
there is an enormous diversity in clinical practice. Our aim was to demonstrate that …

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: Antibiotics are routinely used for diverticulitis irrespective of severity.
Current practice guidelines favor against the use of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated …

Objective Despite the high prevalence of hospitalization for left iliac fossa tenderness, there
is a striking lack of randomized data available to guide therapy. The authors hypothesize …