Percutaneous drainage of pericolic abscess (although an invasive procedure), was allowed to be included as part of the conservative treatment of patients with diverticulitis when data for patients ...

blood in the stool and crampy abdominal pain and possibly complications such as diverticular abscess, fistula formation, bowel obstruction or bowel perforation. After one episode or attack of ...

In severe cases of diverticulitis, surgery may be required. If patients develop complications like an abscess or perforation, surgical intervention becomes necessary. In these instances ...

There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...