Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: Diverticular-associated colitis is an interesting clinical scenario that is occasionally encountered by the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mean quality of life score was nearly 10 points higher in surgery vs. conservative group at 1 year. Within 2 ...

Elective sigmoid resection for patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful diverticulitis yielded a better quality of life and prevented recurrences compared with nonsurgical ...

THE morbidity associated with the surgical treatment of diverticulitis remains high. In the experience of the Lahey Clinic some complication has developed in 30 per cent of the patients with ...

Americans are most likely to develop diverticula in the sigmoid colon, or the lower section of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum. As a result, the sigmoid colon also happens to be the ...

THE purpose of this paper is to advocate a more aggressive attitude toward the surgical treatment of diverticulitis of the colon, which in the past has usually been withheld until after complications ...

What is diverticulitis, and how is it treated? A: Diverticula are pockets that develop in the colon wall, usually in the sigmoid or left colon, but can involve the entire colon. Diverticulosis ...

Long-term severe complications were similar with laparoscopic lavage and primary resection in perforated purulent diverticulitis patients, researchers reported, although recurrence was more frequent ...

Diverticular disease consists of three conditions that involve the development of small sacs or pockets in the wall of the colon, including diverticulosis, diverticular bleeding, and diverticulitis.

Diverticulosis is a common condition among older adults. Eating high-fiber foods can help lower the risk of diverticulitis.