Abscesses: These are small collections of pus that can form in the colon and might need to be drained by a healthcare provider. Perforation: A severe flare-up can sometimes cause a tear in the colon ...

Genome Medicine (2024). [2] Quality-of-Life and Recurrence Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection vs Conservative Treatment Following Diverticulitis. JAMA Surgery (2023).

Appendiceal diverticulitis is a rare inflammatory condition of the vermiform appendix, characterised by the presence of discrete diverticular outpouchings that become inflamed. Clinically, it may ...

Searches, and references from the previous systematic review, [1] provided 65 studies with 244,329 patients in total, of whom 61,067 experienced an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation, and ...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a test to look inside the lower part of your large bowel. A specialist doctor or nurse (endoscopist) uses a flexible sigmoidoscope for this test.

Recent studies suggest that potentially dangerous dilatation occurs if the colon is >12 cm. There is greater chance of perforation if the colonic dilatation is prolonged over time.

Alcohol use with diverticulitis may irritate the digestive system or increase flare-ups caused by inflammation of small pouches that bulge in the large intestine (colon). Research results are mixed, ...

In this study, an obstacle avoidance maneuver with sigmoid function optimization is applied on the path following control of the Autonomous truck-trailer. The accumulation of trailers and traffic ...

We describe the case of an 82-year-old Caucasian woman who presented to our institution as a transfer from an outside hospital with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain with CT imaging concerning for a ...

A 40 year old man presented with general malaise, pyrexia, and microembolic phenomena. Blood cultures were positive for α haemolytic streptococcus. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed several small ...

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: We investigated surgical complications of elective surgery for diverticulitis in international multi-institution to identify a prediction model for potential opportunities of ...