ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2018
Quality of life after laparoscopic sigmoid resection for uncomplicated diverticular disease.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis on key controversies in the management of diverticular disease: a multi-society collaboration.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- Long-term outcomes in recurrent diverticulitis: a systematic review of treatment strategies and recurrence rates.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of elective minimally invasive sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease on quality of life: a single-center study.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Quality of life in diverticular disease: translation and validation of the Danish version of the diverticulitis quality of life instrument (DV‑QOL).International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Quality of life with diverticular disease: translation and validation of the German version of the diverticulitis quality of life questionnaire (DV-QOL).Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Article
- Preservation of left colic artery in laparoscopic colorectal operation: The benefit challenge.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
- Predictive model estimating the decrease of postoperative gastrointestinal quality of life index (GIQLI) in patients after elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticular disease.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Observational
- Changing Paradigms in the Management of Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis.Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society · 2021Review
- Health-related quality of life and functional disorders after diverticular surgery.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2021Review
- Long-Term Functional Results of a Modified Caudal-to-Cranial Approach in Laparoscopic Segmental Left Colectomy for Diverticular Disease.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2021Article
- The Indications for and Timing of Surgery for Diverticular Disease.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2020Review
- Quality of life in uncomplicated recurrent diverticulitis: surgical vs. conservative treatment.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Elective Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy for Diverticulitis-an Updated Look at Recurrence After Surgery.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020Article
- Emerging evidence and recent controversies in diverticulitis: a 5-year review.Annals of gastroenterologyReview
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Abstract
purposeThe study aimed to evaluate the QoL in patients who underwent elective surgery for uncomplicated diverticulitis using a recently developed diverticulitis quality of life questionnaire (DV-QoL).
methodsAll consecutive patients who underwent surgery for uncomplicated diverticulitis or who were hospitalized and treated conservatively for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis episodes in three referral centers, in a 5-year period, were included in the study. The 36-Item Short Form Survey and the DV-QoL were administered to the patients to assess their QoL before and after treatment of diverticular disease.
resultsNinety-seven patients who underwent surgery, 44 patients who were treated conservatively, and 44 healthy volunteers were included in the study. DV-QoL scores correlated with SF-36 scores (p < 0.0001). The surgically treated patients reported a worse quality of life before treatment with respect to the patients treated conservatively (mean 21.12 surgical vs 15.41 conservative, p = 0.0048). The surgically treated patients presented better post-treatment global scores with respect to the conservatively treated patients (mean: 6.90 surgical vs 10.61 conservative, p = 0.0186). Covariance analysis confirmed that the differences between the pre- and post-treatment DV-QoL scores were significantly higher in the surgical (p = 0.0002) with respect to the non-surgical patients. As far as single items were concerned, differences between the two groups were found in the pre- and post-treatment "concerns" and "behavioral changes" DV-QoL items.
conclusionsSigmoidectomy reduces concerns about diverticulitis and behavioral changes due to the disease. Quality of life should be considered when referring patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis to surgery. Prospective studies are required to confirm this result.
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