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Diverticulitis

MedGen UID:
41629
Concept ID:
C0012813
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Diverticulitides
SNOMED CT: Diverticulitis (18126004); Diverticulitis (307496006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004235

Definition

An infection that develops in the diverticula of the intestinal tract. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, and leukocytosis. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Strate LL, Morris AM
Gastroenterology 2019 Apr;156(5):1282-1298.e1. Epub 2019 Jan 17 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.033. PMID: 30660732Free PMC Article
Lardière-Deguelte S, Ragot E, Amroun K, Piardi T, Dokmak S, Bruno O, Appere F, Sibert A, Hoeffel C, Sommacale D, Kianmanesh R
J Visc Surg 2015 Sep;152(4):231-43. Epub 2015 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2015.01.013. PMID: 25770745

Curated

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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hawkins AT, Wise PE, Chan T, Lee JT, Glyn T, Wood V, Eglinton T, Frizelle F, Khan A, Hall J, Ilyas MIM, Michailidou M, Nfonsam VN, Cowan ML, Williams J, Steele SR, Alavi K, Ellis CT, Collins D, Winter DC, Zaghiyan K, Gallo G, Carvello M, Spinelli A, Lightner AL
Curr Probl Surg 2020 Oct;57(10):100862. Epub 2020 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2020.100862. PMID: 33077029Free PMC Article
Strate LL, Morris AM
Gastroenterology 2019 Apr;156(5):1282-1298.e1. Epub 2019 Jan 17 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.033. PMID: 30660732Free PMC Article
Nagata N, Ishii N, Manabe N, Tomizawa K, Urita Y, Funabiki T, Fujimori S, Kaise M
Digestion 2019;99 Suppl 1:1-26. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1159/000495282. PMID: 30625484
van Dijk ST, Bos K, de Boer MGJ, Draaisma WA, van Enst WA, Felt RJF, Klarenbeek BR, Otte JA, Puylaert JBCM, van Geloven AAW, Boermeester MA
Int J Colorectal Dis 2018 May;33(5):505-512. Epub 2018 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s00384-018-3015-9. PMID: 29532202Free PMC Article
Wilkins T, Embry K, George R
Am Fam Physician 2013 May 1;87(9):612-20. PMID: 23668524

Diagnosis

Peery AF
BMJ 2021 Mar 24;372:n72. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n72. PMID: 33762260
Strate LL, Morris AM
Gastroenterology 2019 Apr;156(5):1282-1298.e1. Epub 2019 Jan 17 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.033. PMID: 30660732Free PMC Article
Swanson SM, Strate LL
Ann Intern Med 2018 May 1;168(9):ITC65-ITC80. doi: 10.7326/AITC201805010. PMID: 29710265
Ellison DL
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2018 Mar;30(1):67-74. Epub 2017 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.10.006. PMID: 29413216
Wilkins T, Embry K, George R
Am Fam Physician 2013 May 1;87(9):612-20. PMID: 23668524

Therapy

Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Strate LL, Morris AM
Gastroenterology 2019 Apr;156(5):1282-1298.e1. Epub 2019 Jan 17 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.033. PMID: 30660732Free PMC Article
Swanson SM, Strate LL
Ann Intern Med 2018 May 1;168(9):ITC65-ITC80. doi: 10.7326/AITC201805010. PMID: 29710265
Wilkins T, Embry K, George R
Am Fam Physician 2013 May 1;87(9):612-20. PMID: 23668524
Anderson JW, Baird P, Davis RH Jr, Ferreri S, Knudtson M, Koraym A, Waters V, Williams CL
Nutr Rev 2009 Apr;67(4):188-205. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00189.x. PMID: 19335713

Prognosis

Edomskis PP, Hoek VT, Stark PW, Lambrichts DPV, Draaisma WA, Consten ECJ, Bemelman WA, Lange JF; LADIES trial collaborators
Int J Surg 2022 Feb;98:106221. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106221. PMID: 35026462
Mora-López L, Ruiz-Edo N, Estrada-Ferrer O, Piñana-Campón ML, Labró-Ciurans M, Escuder-Perez J, Sales-Mallafré R, Rebasa-Cladera P, Navarro-Soto S, Serra-Aracil X; DINAMO-study Group
Ann Surg 2021 Nov 1;274(5):e435-e442. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005031. PMID: 34183510
Elisei W, Brandimarte G, Tursi A
Minerva Med 2017 Oct;108(5):448-463. Epub 2017 May 2 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.17.05201-6. PMID: 28466633
Walker MM, Harris AK
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2017 Jun;63(2):99-109. Epub 2016 Dec 14 doi: 10.23736/S1121-421X.16.02360-6. PMID: 27973464
Chabok A, Påhlman L, Hjern F, Haapaniemi S, Smedh K; AVOD Study Group
Br J Surg 2012 Apr;99(4):532-9. Epub 2012 Jan 30 doi: 10.1002/bjs.8688. PMID: 22290281

Clinical prediction guides

Santos A, Mentula P, Pinta T, Ismail S, Rautio T, Juusela R, Lähdesmäki A, Scheinin T, Sallinen V
JAMA Surg 2023 Jun 1;158(6):593-601. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0466. PMID: 37074706Free PMC Article
Hanna MH, Kaiser AM
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Mar 7;27(9):760-781. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i9.760. PMID: 33727769Free PMC Article
Nascimbeni R, Amato A, Cirocchi R, Serventi A, Laghi A, Bellini M, Tellan G, Zago M, Scarpignato C, Binda GA
Tech Coloproctol 2021 Feb;25(2):153-165. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1007/s10151-020-02346-y. PMID: 33155148Free PMC Article
Hawkins AT, Wise PE, Chan T, Lee JT, Glyn T, Wood V, Eglinton T, Frizelle F, Khan A, Hall J, Ilyas MIM, Michailidou M, Nfonsam VN, Cowan ML, Williams J, Steele SR, Alavi K, Ellis CT, Collins D, Winter DC, Zaghiyan K, Gallo G, Carvello M, Spinelli A, Lightner AL
Curr Probl Surg 2020 Oct;57(10):100862. Epub 2020 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2020.100862. PMID: 33077029Free PMC Article
Stollman N, Smalley W, Hirano I; AGA Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee
Gastroenterology 2015 Dec;149(7):1944-9. Epub 2015 Oct 8 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.10.003. PMID: 26453777

Recent systematic reviews

D'Ambrosio F, Pappalardo C, Scardigno A, Maida A, Ricciardi R, Calabrò GE
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 21;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010079. PMID: 36612395Free PMC Article
Dichman ML, Rosenstock SJ, Shabanzadeh DM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Jun 22;6(6):CD009092. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009092.pub3. PMID: 35731704Free PMC Article
Qaseem A, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Lin JS, Fitterman N, Shamliyan T, Wilt TJ; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians*, Crandall CJ, Cooney TG, Cross JT Jr, Hicks LA, Maroto M, Mustafa RA, Obley AJ, Owens DK, Tice J, Williams JW Jr; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians
Ann Intern Med 2022 Mar;175(3):399-415. Epub 2022 Jan 18 doi: 10.7326/M21-2710. PMID: 35038273
Zizzo M, Tumiati D, Bassi MC, Zanelli M, Sanguedolce F, Porpiglia F, Fiori C, Campobasso D, Castro Ruiz C, Bergamaschi FA, Maestroni UV, Carrieri G, Cormio L, Biolchini F, Palicelli A, Soriano A, Sassatelli R, Ascani S, Annessi V, Giunta A
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2022 Aug;74(4):400-408. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.21.04750-9. PMID: 34791866
van Dijk ST, Bos K, de Boer MGJ, Draaisma WA, van Enst WA, Felt RJF, Klarenbeek BR, Otte JA, Puylaert JBCM, van Geloven AAW, Boermeester MA
Int J Colorectal Dis 2018 May;33(5):505-512. Epub 2018 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s00384-018-3015-9. PMID: 29532202Free PMC Article

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