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ArticleDigestive surgery2019

Severity of Diverticulitis Does Not Influence Abdominal Complaints during Long-Term Follow-Up.

Max Ditzel, Sandra Vennix, Anand G Menon, Paul C M Verbeek, Willem A Bemelman, Johan F Lange

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Article in Digestive surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Max DitzelDepartment of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsM_ditzel@hotmail.com.
Sandra VennixDepartment of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Anand G MenonDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Havenziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Paul C M VerbeekDepartment of Surgery, Flevohospital Almere, Almere, The Netherlands.
Willem A BemelmanDepartment of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Johan F LangeDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Havenziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Academic Medical Center · NLErasmus MC · NLFlevoziekenhuis · NLHavenziekenhuis Rotterdam · NL

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Abstract

backgroundDiverticulitis can lead to localized or generalized peritonitis and consequently induce abdominal adhesion formation. If adhesions would lead to abdominal complaints, it might be expected that these would be more prominent after operation for perforated diverticulitis with peritonitis than after elective sigmoid resection.

aimsThe primary outcome of the study was the incidence of abdominal complaints in the long-term after acute and elective surgery for diverticulitis.

methodsDuring the period 2003 through 2009, 269 patients were operated for diverticular disease. Two hundred eight of them were invited to fill out a questionnaire composed of the gastrointestinal quality of life index and additional questions and finally 109 were suitable for analysis with a mean follow-up of 7.5 years.

resultsAnalysis did not reveal any significant differences in the incidence of abdominal complaints or other parameters.

conclusionThis retrospective study on patients after operation for diverticulitis shows that in the long term, the severity of the abdominal complaints is influenced neither by the stage of the disease nor by the fact of whether it was performed in an acute or elective setting.

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Abdominal PainAgedConstipationDiverticulitisElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFlatulenceFollow-Up StudiesHeartburnHumansLaryngopharyngeal RefluxMalePostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexAbdominal adhesionsChronic abdominal painDiverticulitisLong-term follow-up

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PMCPMC6482984
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