ArticleAnnals of coloproctology2016
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis Tailored to Location and Severity: Comparison of the Right and the Left Colon.
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- Difference in Clinical Features between Right- and Left-Sided Acute Colonic Diverticulitis.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Prospective randomized clinical trial of uncomplicated right-sided colonic diverticulitis: antibiotics versus no antibiotics.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Trial
- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and medical management of acute colonic diverticulitis developed by the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID).Intestinal research · 2026Review
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- The outcomes of right and left complicated colonic diverticulitis.Surgery open science · 2025Article
- Comparison of surgical management and outcomes of acute right colic and sigmoid diverticulitis: a French national retrospective cohort study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Article
- Diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: results of a survey among Korean gastroenterologists.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2023Article
- Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Review
- Right-sided diverticulitis in a Western population.International journal of colorectal disease · 2022Article
- Right sided diverticulitis in western countries: A review.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Article
- WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2021Review
- Special Situations in the Management of Diverticular Disease.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2021Review
- Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Perforated diverticulitis: is the right and left difference present here too?International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Article
- Predictive Factors Affecting the Clinical Course of Patients With Diverticulitis: Who Needs Hospital Management?Annals of coloproctology · 2018Article
- Clinical Features and Factors Associated With Surgical Treatment in Patients With Complicated Colonic Diverticulitis.Annals of coloproctology · 2017Article
- What is the Difference Between Right- and Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis?Annals of coloproctology · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study assessed optimal management of colonic diverticulitis as functions of disease location and severity and factors associated with complicated diverticulitis.
methodsThis retrospective review analyzed 202 patients diagnosed between 2007 and 2014 at Chonbuk National University Hospital, South Korea, with colonic diverticulitis by using abdominopelvic computed tomography. Diverticulitis location was determined, and disease severity was categorized using the modified Hinchey classification.
resultsPatients included 108 males (53.5%) and 94 females (46.5%); of these, 167 patients (82.7%) were diagnosed with right-sided and 35 (17.3%) with left-sided colonic diverticulitis. Of the 167 patients with right-sided colonic diverticulitis, 12 (7.2%) had complicated and 155 (92.8%) had uncomplicated diverticulitis; of these, 157 patients (94.0%) were successfully managed conservatively. Of the 35 patients with left-sided colonic diverticulitis, 23 (65.7%) had complicated and 12 (34.3%) had uncomplicated diverticulitis; of these, 23 patients (65.7%) were managed surgically. Among patients with right-sided diverticulitis, those with complicated disease were significantly older (54.3 ± 12.7 years vs. 42.5 ± 13.4 years, P = 0.004) and more likely to be smokers (66.7% vs. 32.9%, P = 0.027) than those with uncomplicated disease. However, among patients with left-sided diverticulitis, those with complicated disease had significantly lower body mass index (BMI; 21.9 ± 4.7 kg/m
conclusionConservative management may be effective in patients with right-sided diverticulitis and patients with uncomplicated left-sided colonic diverticulitis. Surgical management may be required for patients with complicated left-sided diverticulitis. Factors associated with complicated diverticulitis include older age, smoking and lower BMI.
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