Assessment of recurrence and complications following uncomplicated diverticulitis

Buchs, Nicolas; Konrad-Mugnier, B; Jannot Berthier, Anne-Sophie; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Ambrosetti, P; Gervaz, Pascal

doi:10.1002/bjs.9119

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Assessment of recurrence and complications following uncomplicated diverticulitis

ContributorsBuchs, Nicolas; Konrad-Mugnier, B; Jannot Berthier, Anne-Sophie; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Ambrosetti, P; Gervaz, Pascal

Published inBritish journal of surgery, vol. 100, no. 7, p. 976-979;discussion979

Publication date2013

Abstract

The natural history of sigmoid diverticulitis has been inferred from population-based or retrospective studies. This study assessed the risk of a recurrent attack following the first episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis.

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
C-Reactive Protein/metabolism
Diverticulitis, Colonic/radiography/surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Recurrence
Risk Factors
Sigmoid Diseases/radiography/surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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BUCHS, Nicolas et al. Assessment of recurrence and complications following uncomplicated diverticulitis. In: British journal of surgery, 2013, vol. 100, n° 7, p. 976–979;discussion979. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9119

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PID : unige:31152
DOI : 10.1002/bjs.9119
PMID : 23592303

Journal ISSN0007-1323

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Assessment of recurrence and complications following uncomplicated diverticulitis

The natural history of sigmoid diverticulitis has been inferred from population-based or retrospective studies. This study assessed the risk of a recurrent attack following the first episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis.

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