A research team from Portugal compared the natural history and course of acute diverticulitis in a younger age group with an older population to evaluate whether younger patients should be managed ...

BOSTON — Patients with acute colonic diverticulitis are more likely to be seen by primary care providers than by emergency physicians, representing a shift in the way clinicians detect and treat the ...

Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

"Knowledge of the rate and risk factors for recurrent acute diverticulitis is required to aid discussion and decision making with patients regarding the need and timing of elective surgery," the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Patients with diverticulitis are prone to developing IBS and other functional bowel disorders after ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An observational treatment strategy for uncomplicated acute diverticulitis did not result in short- or long-term ...

Acute diverticulitis, a disease in which pouches called diverticula protrude through weak spots in the colon and become inflamed, is more widespread among younger U.S. urban populations than is ...

A study found that while the long-term risks for recurrent acute diverticulitis are limited after colectomy, medically treated patients have similar outcomes, according to findings published in the ...

UCLA researchers interviewed people with diverticulitis and confirmed that many suffer psychological and physical symptoms long after their acute illness has passed. For the study, published this week ...

UCLA researchers interviewed people with diverticulitis and confirmed that many patients suffer physical and psychological symptoms long after their acute illness has passed. For the study, published ...