ReviewDigestive diseases and sciences2022
Acute Diverticulitis in Young Patients: A Review of the Changing Epidemiology and Etiology.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnosis accuracy of ultrasonography for acute colonic diverticulitis: a diagnostic meta-analysis.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Pooled it
- Utility of Colonoscopy After Acute Colonic Diverticulitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Complicated sigmoid diverticulitis in a 16-year-old patient in Saudi Arabia: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
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- Safety and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation in patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Mortality risk prediction in octogenarians undergoing emergency colorectal surgery: a tertiary center experience and systematic review of the literature.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of diverticular disease in young adults: results from a tertiary referral center.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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- Can endoscopic follow-up after acute diverticulitis be rationalised?Surgical endoscopy · 2023Observational
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- Distinct changes in the colonic microbiome associated with acute diverticulitis.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2022Article
- Diverticulitis With Microperforation.Cureus · 2022Article
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Abstract
Acute diverticulitis is one of the leading gastrointestinal causes for hospitalization. The incidence of acute diverticulitis has been increasing in recent years, especially in patients under 50 years old. Historically, acute diverticulitis in younger patients was felt to represent a separate entity, being more virulent and associated with a higher rate of recurrence. Accordingly, young patients were often managed differently to older counterparts. Our understanding of the natural history of this condition has evolved, and current clinical practice guidelines suggest age should not alter management. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the changing epidemiology of acute diverticulitis, consider potential explanations for the observed increased incidence in younger patients, as well as review the natural history of acute diverticulitis in the younger population.
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