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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 110, Issue 2, Pages 180-186Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/14574969211011032
Keywords
Colonic diverticulitis; acute uncomplicated diverticulitis; antibiotics; surgery; cancer
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- County of Vastmanland Sweden
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Left-sided colonic diverticulitis is a common condition in Western countries, with around 80% of cases being acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. In recent years, traditional paradigms in the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis have been replaced by evidence-based routines.
Left-sided colonic diverticulitis is a common condition with significant morbidity and health care costs in Western countries. Acute uncomplicated diverticulitis which is characterized by the absence of organ dysfunction, abscesses, fistula, or perforations accounts for around 80% of the cases. In the last decades, several traditional paradigms in the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis have been replaced by evidence-based routines. This review provides a comprehensive evidence-based and clinical-oriented overview of up-to-date diagnostics with computer tomography, non-antibiotic treatment, outpatient treatment, and surgical strategies as well as follow-up of patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis.
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