International Consensus on Diverticulosis and Diverticular Disease. Statements from the 3rd International Symposium on Diverticular Disease
Antonio Tursi, Giovanni Brandimarte, Francesco Di Mario, Ángel Lanas, Carmelo Scarpignato, Mauro Bafutto, Giovanni Barbara, Gabrio Bassotti, Gian Andrea Binda, Alberto Biondi, Sebastiano Biondo, Ginevra Cambiè, C. Cassieri, Antonio Crucitti, Dan L. Dumitraşcu, Walter Elisei, Ricardo Escalante, László Herszényi, Wolfgang Kruis, Juozas Kupčinskas, Adi Lahat, P.G. Lecca, Giovanni Maconi, Peter Malfertheiner, Andrea Mazzari, Fermín Mearin, Tomica Milosavljević, Gerardo Nardone, Enio C. Oliveira, Alfredo Papa, Savvas Papagrigoriadis, Miguél Pera, Roberto Persiani, Marcello Picchio, Jarosław Reguła, Davor Štimac, Neil Stollman, Lisa L. Strate, Alessandra Violi, Marjorie M. Walker
Abstract
The statements produced by the Chairmen and Speakers of the 3rd International Symposium on Diverticular Disease, held in Madrid on April 11th-13th 2019, are reported. Topics such as current and evolving concepts on the pathogenesis, the course of the disease, the news in diagnosing, hot topics in medical and surgical treatments, and finally, critical issues on the disease were reviewed by the Chairmen who proposed 39 statements graded according to level of evidence and strength of recommendation. Each topic was explored focusing on the more relevant clinical questions. The vote was conducted on a 6-point scale and consensus was defined a priori as 67% agreement of the participants. The voting group consisted of 124 physicians from 18 countries, and agreement with all statements was provided. Comments were added explaining some controversial areas.