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Diverticulitis of colon

MedGen UID:
3877
•Concept ID:
C0012814
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Colonic Diverticulitis; Diverticulitis, Colonic
SNOMED CT: Diverticulitis of colon (111359004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001674

Definition

Inflammation of the colonic diverticula, generally with abscess formation and subsequent perforation. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDiverticulitis of colon

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Experience of managing complicated diverticulitis of colon: a retrospective case series from South Asian country.
Gala T, Alvi AR, Sheikh GM, Habib HY, Ghafoor Z, Mir TA, Mirza M
J Pak Med Assoc 2014 Apr;64(4):409-14. PMID: 24864634
Long-term treatment with mesalazine and rifaximin versus rifaximin alone for patients with recurrent attacks of acute diverticulitis of colon.
Tursi A, Brandimarte G, Daffinà R
Dig Liver Dis 2002 Jul;34(7):510-5. doi: 10.1016/s1590-8658(02)80110-4. PMID: 12236485

Diagnosis

Experience of managing complicated diverticulitis of colon: a retrospective case series from South Asian country.
Gala T, Alvi AR, Sheikh GM, Habib HY, Ghafoor Z, Mir TA, Mirza M
J Pak Med Assoc 2014 Apr;64(4):409-14. PMID: 24864634
Unusual cases of perforated diverticulitis of colon.
Terry JH
J Fla Med Assoc 1990 Sep;77(9):814-7. PMID: 2230705
GENERALIZED PERITONITIS COMPLICATING ACUTE DIVERTICULITIS OF COLON.
ARONSON AR, MILLER JW, HONIG LJ, ALTMAN KA
N Y State J Med 1965 Feb 1;65:437-41. PMID: 14236316

Therapy

Long-term treatment with mesalazine and rifaximin versus rifaximin alone for patients with recurrent attacks of acute diverticulitis of colon.
Tursi A, Brandimarte G, Daffinà R
Dig Liver Dis 2002 Jul;34(7):510-5. doi: 10.1016/s1590-8658(02)80110-4. PMID: 12236485

Prognosis

Long-term treatment with mesalazine and rifaximin versus rifaximin alone for patients with recurrent attacks of acute diverticulitis of colon.
Tursi A, Brandimarte G, Daffinà R
Dig Liver Dis 2002 Jul;34(7):510-5. doi: 10.1016/s1590-8658(02)80110-4. PMID: 12236485

Clinical prediction guides

Experience of managing complicated diverticulitis of colon: a retrospective case series from South Asian country.
Gala T, Alvi AR, Sheikh GM, Habib HY, Ghafoor Z, Mir TA, Mirza M
J Pak Med Assoc 2014 Apr;64(4):409-14. PMID: 24864634

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    Curated

    • NICE, 2019
      UK NICE Guideline NG147, Diverticular disease: diagnosis and management, 2019

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