Update on the management of sigmoid diverticulitis
Mark Hanna, Andreas M. Kaiser
Abstract
) and for patients with factors highly predictive of recurrent attacks. Diverticulitis is no longer a disease of the elderly. Our evolving understanding of diverticulitis as a clinical entity has led into a more nuanced approach in both the medical and surgical management of this common disease. Non-surgical management remains the appropriate treatment for greater than 70% of patients. In individuals with non-relenting, persistent, or recurrent symptoms and those with complicated disease and sequelae, a segmental colectomy remains the most effective surgical treatment in the acute, chronic, or elective-prophylactic setting.
Topics & Concepts
DiverticulitisSigmoid functionMedicineGeneral surgeryComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceArtificial neural networkDiverticular Disease and ComplicationsGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsAnorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes