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SynthesisInternational journal of colorectal disease2021

Surgical resection does not avoid the risk of diverticulitis recurrence-a systematic review of risk factors.

Gregoire Longchamp, Ziad Abbassi, Jeremy Meyer, Christian Toso, Nicolas C Buchs, Frederic Ris

Open access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in International journal of colorectal disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Novel patch biomaterial treatment for colon diverticulosis in swine model.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
    Article
  4. Review
  5. [Indications for surgical treatment of diverticular disease].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gregoire LongchampDivision of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-PerreT-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0031-4707
Ziad AbbassiDivision of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-PerreT-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-5084
Jeremy MeyerDivision of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-PerreT-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-9146
Christian TosoDivision of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-PerreT-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1652-4522
Nicolas C BuchsDivision of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-PerreT-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9255-3929
Frederic RisDivision of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-PerreT-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. frederic.ris@hcuge.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7421-6101
University Hospital of Geneva · CHUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFifteen percent of patients undergoing elective sigmoidectomy will present a diverticulitis recurrence, which is associated with significant costs and morbidity. We aimed to systematically review the risk factors associated with recurrence after elective sigmoidectomy.

methodsPubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science were searched for studies published until May 1, 2020. Original studies were included if (i) they included patients undergoing sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease, (ii) they reported postoperative recurrent diverticulitis, and (iii) they analyzed ≥ 1 variable associated with recurrence. The primary outcome was the risk factors for recurrence of diverticulitis after sigmoidectomy.

resultsFrom the 1463 studies initially screened, six studies were included. From the 1062 patients included, 62 patients recurred (5.8%), and six variables were associated with recurrence. Two were preoperative: age (HR = 0.96, p = 0.02) and irritable bowel syndrome (33.3% with recurrence versus 12.1% without recurrence, p = 0.02). Two were operative factors: uncomplicated recurrent diverticulitis as indication for surgery (73.3% with recurrence versus 49.9% without recurrence, p = 0.049) and anastomotic level (colorectal: HR = 11.4, p = 0.02, or colosigmoid: OR = 4, p = 0.033). Two were postoperative variables: the absence of active diverticulitis on pathology (39.6% with recurrence versus 26.6% without recurrence) and persistence of postoperative pain (HR = 4.8, p < 0.01).

conclusionIdentification of preoperative variables that predict the occurrence of diverticulitis recurrence should help surgical decision-making for elective sigmoidectomy, while peri- and postoperative factors should be taken into account for optimal patient follow-up.

Indexed as

DiverticulitisDiverticulitis, ColonicLaparoscopyColectomyColon, SigmoidElective Surgical ProceduresHumansRecurrenceRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeDiverticulitisPostoperative recurrenceRisk factorsSigmoidectomy

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PMID32989503
PMCPMC7801345
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