Although acute appendicitis is the most common cause of abdomen, abdomen due to appendicular diverticulitis extremely rare. The frequency varies between 0,004% and 2,1%. General surgery specialists can easily skip diagnosis diverticulitis. For this reason, be made mostly after pathological examination surgery. In presentation, a patient who was operated for evaluated as on his discussed.

The diagnostic approach of patients with suspected acute diverticulitis remains debated. On the one hand, a scoring system with the best predictive value in diagnosing acute diverticulitis has been developed in order to reduce the use of computed tomography (CT) scan, while, on the other hand, patients with a high probability of acute diverticulitis should benefit from CT scan from a clinical v...

IMPORTANCE Diverticulitis is a common disease. Recent changes in understanding its natural history have substantially modified treatment paradigms. OBJECTIVE To review the etiology and natural history of diverticulitis and recent changes in treatment guidelines. EVIDENCE REVIEW We searched the MEDLINE and Cochrane databases for English-language articles pertaining to diagnosis and managemen...

Question: Is an elective colectomy after the first episode of diverticulitis in patients under 50 years, or after the second episode in patients over 50 years, preferable to a strategy of expectant management until after the fourth episode? Design: A Markov model was used to determine the lifetime risks of death and colostomy, quality of life and costs associated with elective colectomy after t...

BACKGROUND Diverticular disease of the colon is a common disorder, characterized by recurrent symptoms and complications such as diverticulitis, requiring hospital admissions and surgery. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to systematically review the evidence for medical therapy of diverticular disease in reducing symptoms and preventing acute diverticulitis. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and Embase databa...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the treatment options and compare patient management with the literature for patients operated on for an acute abdomen who had complications due to inflammation of the Meckel's diverticulum at our clinics. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study retrospectively evaluated 14 patients who had been operated on for acute abdomen and had been diagnosed with Meckel...

In a retrospective survey of 128 adults with Williams-Beuren syndrome (age range 18-62 years) sigmoid diverticulitis was reported in 10 patients (2 f, 8 m). The diagnosis of diverticulitis had been made between the ages of 17.1 and 39.6 years. An additional four patients (age range 23.5-32.2 years) had presented with sigmoid diverticulosis. In eight patients the course of the disease was compli...

introduction ileal diverticulum is a rare disease that presents with complications such as diverticulitis. case presentation we present an 81-year-old man with partial small bowel obstruction having abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting for 48 hours and a mobile abdominal mass. after ct scan, exploratory laparoscopy and small bowel resection was done with primary anastomosis. conclusions when adhesi...

Despite little evidence for the therapeutic benefits of a high-fiber diet for diverticulitis, it is commonly recommended as part of the clinical management. The ongoing uncertainty of the cause(s) of diverticulitis confounds attempts to determine the validity of this therapy. However, the features of a high-fiber diet represent a logical contradiction for colon diverticulitis. Considering that ...

BACKGROUND Diverticular disease is a common problem. Prevention and treatment of complications depend on the stage of the disease. Lifestyle modifications are suitable preventive measures, aiming to reduce obesity and to balance the diet with a high amount of fiber and a low amount of meat. However, evidence to guide the pharmacological treatment of diverticular disease and diverticulitis is li...