Published in BMC Gastroenterology
BackgroundRoutine colonoscopy is recommended to determine the coexistence of colon cancer after medical treatment for colon diverticulitis. However, in the case of uncomplicated diverticulitis diagnosed by computed tomography, the clinical relevance of routine follow-up colonoscopy has recently been debated. Yet, the role of follow-up colonoscopy f...
Published in Surgical endoscopy
Diverticular disease has been linked to obesity. Recent studies have assessed the role of visceral adiposity with diverticulitis and its complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of quantitative radiological measures of visceral adiposity in patients with diverticulitis with vital signs, biochemistry results, uncomplicate...
Published in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Introduction Diverticular disease is a challenge in western countries. The occurrence of fistula complicating diverticulitis is uncommon. As a result, spontaneous and synchronous colo-vesical and colo-cutaneous is an even rarer situation. Case presentation We report the case of a 68 years old patient with medical history of bilateral inguinal herni...
Published in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Introduction and importance Colouterine fistulas related to diverticulitis are very rare due to the thickness of the uterine myometrium. Other causes related to colouterine fistula formation particularly malignancy, have to be considered. Diagnosis by imaging or endoscopy may be inconclusive. Case presentation We are presenting a case of a 70-year-...
Published in The Journal of surgical research
We aimed to identify decision process measures associated with patient decisional regret regarding the decision to pursue elective colectomy or observation for diverticulitis. This was a single-center cross-sectional survey study. We included adult patients treated for diverticulitis between 2014 and 2019 and excluded patients who required urgent o...
PURPOSE: This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department CT use for acute nontraumatic abdominal pain, to better understand why imaging volume so drastically decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of emergency imaging volumes from January 5 to May 30, 2020. Weekly volume data...
Published in Emergency Radiology
Purpose This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department CT use for acute nontraumatic abdominal pain, to better understand why imaging volume so drastically decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This was a retrospective review of emergency imaging volumes from January 5 to May 30, 2020. Weekly volume data w...
Published in International journal of colorectal disease
Computed tomography (CT) with intravenous contrast is the gold standard for diagnosing diverticulitis. Published results concerning follow-up colonoscopy after an episode of acute diverticulitis to rule out cancer are conflicting. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of underlying colonic malignancy in patients diagnosed with a first time divertic...
Published in International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Purpose Fifteen percent of patients undergoing elective sigmoidectomy will present a diverticulitis recurrence, which is associated with significant costs and morbidity. We aimed to systematically review the risk factors associated with recurrence after elective sigmoidectomy. Methods PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science were search...
Published in Emergency Radiology
Purpose To evaluate the frequency with which patients with an urgent health concern, specifically diverticulitis, avoided appropriate medical care during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 and to study the consequences of the resultant delay in care, the incidence of an associated abscess. Methods This study was institutional revie...
