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Wu S, Al Khaldi M, Richard CS, Dagbert F. Diverticulitis: A Review of Current and Emerging Practice-Changing Evidence. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2024; 37:359-367. [PMID: 39399131 PMCID: PMC11466519 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2024]
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Acute diverticulitis represents a common colorectal emergency seen in the Western world. Over time, management of this condition has evolved. This review aims to highlight recent evidence and update current recommendations. Notable evidence has emerged in certain aspects of diverticulitis. This includes disease pathogenesis, as emerging data suggest a potentially greater role for the microbiome and genetic predisposition than previously thought. Acute management has also seen major shifts, where traditional antibiotic treatment may no longer be necessary for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. Following successful medical management of acute diverticulitis, indications for elective sigmoidectomy have decreased. The benefit of emergency surgery remains for peritonitis, sepsis, obstruction, and acute diverticulitis in certain immunocompromised patients. Routine colonoscopy, once recommended after all acute diverticulitis episodes, has been shown to be beneficial for cancer exclusion in a distinct patient population. Despite advances in research, certain entities remain poorly understood, such as smoldering diverticulitis and symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease. As research in the field expands, paradigm shifts will shape our understanding of diverticulitis, influencing how clinicians approach management and educate patients.
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- Sonia Wu
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Pateneaude C, Lyden C. Diagnosis and management of diverticular disease in primary care. Nurse Pract 2024; 49:23-29. [PMID: 39467838 DOI: 10.1097/01.npr.0000000000000243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/30/2024]
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ABSTRACT Each year, more than 1 million ambulatory patient visits occur for diverticular disease, with nearly 75% of these patients seen in outpatient clinics. Although diverticulitis historically had been considered a disease of the older adult, it has become increasingly prevalent among the younger population. Likewise, in the past, antibiotics were considered first-line treatment for uncomplicated diverticulitis (Hinchey classification 0 and Ia); however, two large clinical trials compared treatment with antibiotics versus without antibiotics in uncomplicated cases of the disease and found no significant difference in patient outcomes. Based on these findings, first-line management now constitutes clear-liquid diet along with bowel rest for resolution of symptoms in these patients. Proper management with lifestyle modifications can help prevent complications and improve outcomes for patients with this condition; patient education is therefore critical.
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Cavallo K, Reed RN, Duncan JE, Brody F. Current Trends in the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2024. [PMID: 39441623 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2024.0330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2024] Open
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Introduction: Acute diverticulitis represents a significant disease burden in the United States and developed world. This article examines current trends in the treatment of acute diverticulitis and concentrates on the utility of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated cases managed in the outpatient setting. Methods: The literature was reviewed for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to discern the best practice and recommendations for antibiotics for diverticulitis. The time period included relevant RCTs after 2000. Results: Four recent RCTs examine the use of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. The AVOD study was an RCT that managed inpatients with either antibiotics or IV fluids alone and demonstrated non-inferiority of non-antibiotic management with respect to recovery, complication rates, or recurrence. The DIABLO trial randomized first episodes of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis admitted to the hospital with antibiotics or supportive care and found no difference in morbidity or mortality between the two groups and longer hospital stay for patients treated with antibiotics. The DINAMO study examined outpatients managed with antibiotics by mouth or without and found no difference in morbidity in 90 day follow-up. The STAND study was the only of these four to use a placebo and found no difference between hospital stay or other adverse events at 30 days. In response to this, the ASCRS, AAFP and other societies now recommend against the routine use of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. Conclusions: Several quality studies found similar outcomes in cases of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis treated with or without antibiotics. Based on these findings, societal guidelines do not recommend routine antibiotics for acute diverticulitis.
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- Kathryn Cavallo
- Department of Surgery, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Devlin J, Reed RN, Brody F, Duncan JE. Robotic Sigmoidectomy for Diverticular Disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2024. [PMID: 39429143 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2024.0329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2024] Open
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Introduction: Historically, colon resection was recommended after one episode of complicated diverticulitis. However, current trends favor a more individualized approach. This review examines elective sigmoidectomy for complicated diverticulitis as well as robotic approaches for diverticular disease. Methods: The literature was reviewed for timely (post 2000) and relevant articles regarding robotics and diverticulitis. The articles included large prospective series, retrospective analysis, meta-analyses and randomized controlled trials. Results: Primary anastomosis with or without protective ileostomy has emerged as an alternative to the Hartman's procedure in emergent or urgent surgery in patients without significant comorbidities. Elective sigmoidectomy after an episode of complicated diverticulitis should be decided on a case-by-case basis considering patient characteristics, continued subacute symptoms, complications from the disease, and chance of recurrence episodes. Conclusions: There are several variations techniques for robotic sigmoidectomy outlined in this article, and familiarity with all can help depending on the logistics of the case. Minimally invasive colectomy provides superior patient satisfaction and outcomes.
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- Joseph Devlin
- Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Bonomo RA, Chow AW, Edwards MS, Humphries R, Tamma PD, Abrahamian FM, Bessesen M, Dellinger EP, Goldstein E, Hayden MK, Kaye KS, Potoski BA, Rodríguez-Baño J, Sawyer R, Skalweit M, Snydman DR, Pahlke S, Donnelly K, Loveless J. 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Risk Assessment, Diagnostic Imaging, and Microbiological Evaluation in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People. Clin Infect Dis 2024; 79:S81-S87. [PMID: 38965057 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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As the first part of an update to the clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults, children, and pregnant people, developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the panel presents 21 updated recommendations. These recommendations span risk assessment, diagnostic imaging, and microbiological evaluation. The panel's recommendations are based on evidence derived from systematic literature reviews and adhere to a standardized methodology for rating the certainty of evidence and strength of recommendation according to the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) approach.
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- Robert A Bonomo
- Medical Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Clinician Scientist Investigator, Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- CWRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology (Case VA CARES) Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Sylmar, California, USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, University of Seville, Biomedicines Institute of Seville-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Affairs and Practice Guidelines, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Clinical Affairs and Practice Guidelines, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Clinical Affairs and Practice Guidelines, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Fonseca F, Moreira JM, Figueira CC, Branco C, Ourô S. From evidence to practice: real-world insights into outpatient management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. Tech Coloproctol 2024; 28:136. [PMID: 39361083 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-024-03016-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Diverticulitis is experiencing a significant increase in prevalence and its widespread in-hospital management results in a high burden on healthcare systems worldwide. This study compared inpatient and outpatient approach of acute non-complicated diverticulitis using a non-selected population in a real-world setting. METHODS This observational retrospective study included all consecutive patients from two Portuguese institutions diagnosed between January 2017 and December 2021 with non-complicated diverticulitis according to the modified Hinchey Classification. The primary endpoints were to identify criteria for inpatient treatment and compare the outcomes on the basis of the treatment regimen. The secondary endpoints were to determine the predictive factors for clinical outcomes, focusing on treatment failure, pain recurrence, and the need for elective surgery following the initial episode. RESULTS A total of 688 patients were included in this study, 437 treated as outpatients and 251 hospitalized. Inpatient management was significantly associated with higher preadmission American society of anesthesiologists (ASA) score (p = 0.004), fever (p = 0.030), leukocytosis (p < 0.001), and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) (p < 0.001). No significant association was found between failure of conservative treatment and patient's age, ASA score, baseline CRP, presence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), and inpatient or outpatient treatment regimen. Pain recurrence was significantly associated with higher CRP levels (p = 0.049), inpatient treatment regime (p = 0.009) and post index episode mesalazine prescription (p = 0.006). Moreover, the need for elective surgery was significantly associated with the presence of previous episodes (p = 0.004) and pain recurrence (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The majority of patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis of the left colon experience successful conservative approach and can be safely managed in an ambulatory setting. Neither treatment failure, recurrence of pain, or need for posterior elective surgery are associated with outpatient treatment regimen.
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- F Fonseca
- Surgical Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Lisbon, Portugal
- Surgical Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Hospital da Luz Learning Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Surgical Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Surgical Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Lisbon, Portugal
- Surgical Department, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Surgical Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Surgical Department, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Perez N, Pannu P, Kunitake H, Berger D, Ricciardi R, Brindle M, Cooper Z, Ritchie C, Bordeianou L, Cauley CE. An evaluation of patient experience before and after elective colectomy for diverticulitis between patients older and younger than 65 years: A pilot feasibility study in mobile health use. J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 28:1639-1645. [PMID: 39089486 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Mobile health (mHealth) platforms are being used to understand patient-reported experiences before and after surgery. Currently, there is limited literature describing the feasibility of using mHealth to evaluate patient experience among older adults. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of using mHealth to evaluate patient-reported outcomes among patients older and younger than 65 years undergoing elective colectomy for diverticulitis. METHODS A prospective pilot study was performed between June 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021, enrolling patients aged > 18 years undergoing elective colectomy for diverticulitis at a single academic center (n = 62). A Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant mHealth platform was used to deliver patient-reported quality-of-life surveys at 3 time points: preoperatively, 3 months postoperatively, and 6 months postoperatively. The primary outcome was the feasibility of using mHealth in patients older and younger than 65 years to collect outcomes using recruitment, engagement, and survey completion rates. Preliminary findings of patient experiences were evaluated for patients older and younger than 65 years as secondary outcomes. RESULTS Overall, 33.9% of participants were older than 65 years with a median age of 59.8 years (IQR, 53.3-67.9). mHealth enrollment was high (100%) with survey response rates of 79% preoperatively, 64.5% at 3 months postoperatively, and 17.7% at 6 months postoperatively. Response rates were similar among patients older and younger than 65 years (P = .79 preoperatively and P = .39 at 3 months postoperatively). CONCLUSION Utilization of mHealth to evaluate patient-reported outcomes is feasible in the preoperative and early postoperative settings, including older adults undergoing elective surgery for diverticulitis. Future work will focus on improving long-term outcomes to better examine potential differences when considering patient-centered outcomes among older adult patients.
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- Numa Perez
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- The Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Palliative Care and Geriatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
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Redd WD, Holub JL, Nichols HB, Sandler RS, Peery AF. Follow-Up Colonoscopy for Detection of Missed Colorectal Cancer After Diverticulitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 22:2125-2133. [PMID: 38670477 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Colonoscopy often is recommended after an episode of diverticulitis to exclude missed colorectal cancer (CRC). This is a controversial recommendation based on limited evidence. We estimated the prevalence and odds of CRC and advanced colorectal neoplasia on colonoscopy in patients with diverticulitis compared with CRC screening. METHODS Using data from the Gastrointestinal Quality Improvement Consortium registry, we performed a cross-sectional study with patients ≥40 years old undergoing outpatient colonoscopy for an indication of diverticulitis follow-up evaluation or CRC screening. The primary outcome was CRC. The secondary outcome was advanced colorectal neoplasia. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs were calculated. RESULTS We identified 4,591,921 outpatient colonoscopies performed for screening and 91,993 colonoscopies for diverticulitis follow-up evaluation. CRC prevalence was 0.33% in colonoscopies for screening and 0.31% in colonoscopies for diverticulitis. Compared with screening, patients with diverticulitis were less likely to have CRC (adjusted OR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.74-0.94). CRC prevalence decreased to 0.17% in colonoscopies performed for diverticulitis only. Compared with screening, patients with diverticulitis as the only indication were less likely to have CRC (adjusted OR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.36-0.68). CRC prevalence increased to 1.43% in patients with complicated diverticulitis. Compared with screening, patients with complicated diverticulitis were more likely to have CRC (adjusted OR, 3.57; 95% CI, 1.59-8.01). CONCLUSIONS The risk of CRC cancer is low in most patients with diverticulitis. Patients with complicated diverticulitis are the exception. Our results suggest that colonoscopy to detect missed CRC should include diverticulitis patients with a complication and those not current with CRC screening.
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- Walker D Redd
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Gastrointestinal Quality Improvement Consortium, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Kim KO. Recent updates on classification and unsolved issues of diverticular disease: a narrative review. JOURNAL OF YEUNGNAM MEDICAL SCIENCE 2024; 41:252-260. [PMID: 39209318 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2024.00542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Recently, a paradigm shift has occurred in the classification of diverticular disease and the understanding of its pathogenesis. Diverticular disease is now defined as a variety of clinically significant conditions such as diverticulitis, diverticular bleeding, symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, and segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis. Low-grade inflammation, visceral hypersensitivity, abnormal intestinal motility, and genetic factors have emerged as the key contributors to the pathogenesis of diverticular disease. Routine antibiotic use is no longer recommended for all cases of diverticulitis, and simple recurrence is not an indication for surgical treatment. Early colonoscopy with proper preparation is recommended for the treatment of diverticular bleeding, although recent studies have not shown significant efficacy in preventing recurrence. The roles of dietary fiber, nonabsorbable antibiotics, 5-aminosalicylates, and probiotics in the prevention of diverticular disease are controversial and require further investigation.
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- Kyeong Ok Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Carletta D, Popeskou SG, Mongelli F, Murgante N, Di Giuseppe M, Proietti F, Hübner M, Christoforidis D. A Decade of Follow-Up to Assess the Risk of Recurrence and Surgery after a First Episode of Uncomplicated Left-Sided Diverticulitis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:5854. [PMID: 39407913 PMCID: PMC11478256 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13195854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2024] [Revised: 09/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/27/2024] [Indexed: 10/20/2024] Open
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Background and aims: Acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (UD) of the left colon is common and mostly benign. Due to controversy over the definition of UD and the lack of adequate follow-up in most studies, good quality data to predict long-term outcomes after a first episode of UD are missing. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term risk for adverse outcomes after a first episode of UD. Methods: All consecutive patients with a CT-scan-documented first episode of acute UD (staged "uncomplicated" according to ESCP guidelines and/or modified Hinchey stages 0-1a, and/or CDD 1-2a) between January 2010 and June 2013 were included in the study. CT scans and clinical records were retrospectively reviewed. The primary endpoint was overall recurrence; the secondary endpoint was surgery for diverticular disease. Results: One hundred and five patients were included in the study with a median follow-up of 116.4 (4.9-154.7) months. Of these, 51 (48.5%) patients had a recurrence, 11 (10.4%) had 4 or more episodes. Twenty-one (20%) patients underwent sigmoidectomy, all in an elective setting, mostly due to multiple recurrent episodes. Male gender was the only independent risk factor for surgery (OR (95%CI): 0.301 (0.109-0.834), p = 0.021). Classification systems did not predict recurrence, but stage CDD 1a was protective for surgery (OR (95%CI): 0.201 (0.042-0.957), p = 0.044). Conclusions: After a decade of follow-up, almost half the patients experienced at least one recurrent episode after UD, higher than previously thought. None of those patients required emergency surgery, but one in five patients, mostly men, underwent elective sigmoidectomy for multiple recurrent episodes.
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- Dario Carletta
- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland; (S.G.P.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland; (S.G.P.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli, Via Ospedale 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland; (S.G.P.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Locarno, Via dell’Ospedale 1, 6600 Locarno, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Locarno, Via dell’Ospedale 1, 6600 Locarno, Switzerland
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- Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland; (S.G.P.); (D.C.)
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Barlas AM, Altıner S, Başpınar A, Aydın SM, Doğanay E, Kaymak Ş, Ünal Y. Predicting complicated acute diverticulitis with the HALP score: A retrospective study. Asian J Surg 2024:S1015-9584(24)02132-8. [PMID: 39332948 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.09.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 08/30/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/29/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE HALP score is a scoring system consisting of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte and platelet. It is different from other prognostic markers because it provides information about both inflammation and immunonutrition status. This study aims to evaluate the severity of the disease and the level of prognosis in patients diagnosed with acute diverticulitis. MATERIAL METHODS 190 patients diagnosed with acute diverticulitis between January 2017 and June 2023 were included in the study. The patients were divided into two separate groups according to the Hinchey classification. The prognostic effect of inflammatory markers and HALP score was examined. RESULT The median values of C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, HALP score, and hospitalization duration were significantly higher in patients diagnosed with complicated diverticulitis than in those diagnosed with uncomplicated diverticulitis. (p < 0.001, p = 0.045, p = 0.004, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). The distinguishing feature of the HALP score in predicting the complexity of the diagnosis of diverticulitis was evaluated using ROC analysis. Area Under Curve (AUC) value was found to be 0.723 (p < 0.001). According to the ROC curve, the sensitivity and specificity for the cut-off value of HALP score ≤44.1 were 66.7 % and 75.0 %, respectively. CONCLUSION HALP score is an inexpensive parameter that can be used safely to determine the severity and prognosis of acute diverticulitis.
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- Aziz Mutlu Barlas
- Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
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- University of Health Scienece Gülhane Medical, School Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
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Ueland TE, Mosley JD, Neylan C, Shelley JP, Robinson J, Gamazon ER, Maguire L, Peek R, Hawkins AT. Multiancestry transferability of a polygenic risk score for diverticulitis. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2024; 11:e001474. [PMID: 39313293 PMCID: PMC11418579 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 09/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Polygenic risk scores (PRS) for diverticular disease must be evaluated in diverse cohorts. We sought to explore shared genetic predisposition across the phenome and to assess risk stratification in individuals genetically similar to European, African and Admixed-American reference samples. METHODS A 44-variant PRS was applied to the All of Us Research Program. Phenome-wide association studies (PheWAS) identified conditions linked with heightened genetic susceptibility to diverticular disease. To evaluate the PRS in risk stratification, logistic regression models for symptomatic and for severe diverticulitis were compared with base models with covariates of age, sex, body mass index, smoking and principal components. Performance was assessed using area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROC) and Nagelkerke's R2. RESULTS The cohort comprised 181 719 individuals for PheWAS and 50 037 for risk modelling. PheWAS identified associations with diverticular disease, connective tissue disease and hernias. Across ancestry groups, one SD PRS increase was consistently associated with greater odds of severe (range of ORs (95% CI) 1.60 (1.27 to 2.02) to 1.86 (1.42 to 2.42)) and of symptomatic diverticulitis ((95% CI) 1.27 (1.10 to 1.46) to 1.66 (1.55 to 1.79)) relative to controls. European models achieved the highest AUROC and Nagelkerke's R2 (AUROC (95% CI) 0.78 (0.75 to 0.81); R2 0.25). The PRS provided a maximum R2 increase of 0.034 and modest AUROC improvement. CONCLUSION Associations between a diverticular disease PRS and severe presentations persisted in diverse cohorts when controlling for known risk factors. Relative improvements in model performance were observed, but absolute change magnitudes were modest.
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- Thomas E Ueland
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Hawkins AT, Fa A, Younan SA, Ivatury SJ, Bonnet K, Schlundt D, Gordon EJ, Cavanaugh KL. Decision Aid for Colectomy in Recurrent Diverticulitis: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res 2024; 8:e59952. [PMID: 39226090 PMCID: PMC11408895 DOI: 10.2196/59952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Diverticular disease is a common gastrointestinal diagnosis with over 2.7 million clinic visits yearly. National guidelines from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons state that "the decision to recommend elective sigmoid colectomy after recovery from uncomplicated acute diverticulitis should be individualized." However, tools to individualize this decision are lacking. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop an online educational decision aid (DA) to facilitate effective surgeon and patient communication about treatment options for recurrent left-sided diverticulitis. METHODS We used a modified design sprint methodology to create a prototype DA. We engaged a multidisciplinary team and adapted elements from the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide. We then iteratively refined the prototype by conducting a mixed methods assessment of content and usability testing, involving cognitive interviews with patients and surgeons. The findings informed the refinement of the DA. Further testing included an in-clinic feasibility review. RESULTS Over a 4-day in-person rapid design sprint, including patients, surgeons, and health communication experts, we developed a prototype of a diverticulitis DA, comprising an interactive website and handout with 3 discrete sections. The first section contains education about diverticulitis and treatment options. The second section clarifies the potential risks and benefits of both clinical treatment options (medical management vs colectomy). The third section invites patients to participate in a value clarification exercise. After navigating the DA, the patient prints a synopsis that they bring to their clinic appointment, which serves as a guide for shared decision-making. CONCLUSIONS Design sprint methodology, emphasizing stakeholder co-design and complemented by extensive user testing, is an effective and efficient strategy to create a DA for patients living with recurrent diverticulitis facing critical treatment decisions.
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- Alexander T Hawkins
- Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Surgery and Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
- Vanderbilt Center for Effective Health Communication, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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Hager P, Jungmann F, Holland R, Bhagat K, Hubrecht I, Knauer M, Vielhauer J, Makowski M, Braren R, Kaissis G, Rueckert D. Evaluation and mitigation of the limitations of large language models in clinical decision-making. Nat Med 2024; 30:2613-2622. [PMID: 38965432 PMCID: PMC11405275 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03097-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Clinical decision-making is one of the most impactful parts of a physician's responsibilities and stands to benefit greatly from artificial intelligence solutions and large language models (LLMs) in particular. However, while LLMs have achieved excellent performance on medical licensing exams, these tests fail to assess many skills necessary for deployment in a realistic clinical decision-making environment, including gathering information, adhering to guidelines, and integrating into clinical workflows. Here we have created a curated dataset based on the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database spanning 2,400 real patient cases and four common abdominal pathologies as well as a framework to simulate a realistic clinical setting. We show that current state-of-the-art LLMs do not accurately diagnose patients across all pathologies (performing significantly worse than physicians), follow neither diagnostic nor treatment guidelines, and cannot interpret laboratory results, thus posing a serious risk to the health of patients. Furthermore, we move beyond diagnostic accuracy and demonstrate that they cannot be easily integrated into existing workflows because they often fail to follow instructions and are sensitive to both the quantity and order of information. Overall, our analysis reveals that LLMs are currently not ready for autonomous clinical decision-making while providing a dataset and framework to guide future studies.
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- Paul Hager
- Institute for AI and Informatics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Institute for AI and Informatics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, ChristianaCare Health System, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Medicine III, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for AI and Informatics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Computing, Imperial College, London, UK
- Reliable AI Group, Institute for Machine Learning in Biomedical Imaging, Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for AI and Informatics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Computing, Imperial College, London, UK
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Ayoub M, Faris C, Chumbe JT, Anwar N, Chela H, Daglilar E. Outpatient use of antibiotics in uncomplicated diverticulitis decreases hospital admissions. Immun Inflamm Dis 2024; 12:e70031. [PMID: 39329247 PMCID: PMC11427943 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.70031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 09/06/2024] [Accepted: 09/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Recently, antibiotics use in uncomplicated acute diverticulitis (AD) has been controversial in Europe. The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) in their 2015 guidelines recommend their selective use. Our study highlights their role in outpatient management. METHODS We queried the Diamond Network through TriNetX-Research Network including 92 healthcare organizations. We included large intestine diverticulitis without perforation, abscess or bleeding. Exclusion criteria included any of sepsis criteria, CRP > 15 mg/L, immunodeficiency or HIV, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, history of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes or any of the following in the 3 months before study date; clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection, diverticulitis or antibiotics. Patients with AD were divided into two cohorts; patients on antibiotics, and patients not on antibiotics. Cohorts were compared after propensity-score matching (PSM). RESULTS 214,277 patients met inclusion criteria. 58.9% received antibiotics, and 41% did not. After PSM, both cohorts had 84,320. Rate of hospital admission was lower in the antibiotic group (3.3% vs 4.2%, p < .001). There was a statistical difference between ICU admission (0.1% vs 0.15%, p < .01) and the rate of bowel perforation, peritonitis, abscess formation or bleeding (1.3% vs 1.4%, p = .044). There was no difference in mortality (0.1% vs 0.1%, p = .11), C. diff (0.1% vs 0.1%, p = .9), colectomies (0.2% vs 0.2%, p = .33), or Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) (0.1% vs 0.1%, p = .28). CONCLUSION Outpatient use of antibiotics in patients with uncomplicated AD is associated with lower rates of hospital admissions and complications without changing mortality rate or surgical intervention.
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- Mark Ayoub
- Charleston Area Medical Center - West Virginia University Charleston Division, Internal Medicine Department, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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- Surgery Department, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
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- Charleston Area Medical Center - West Virginia University Charleston Division, Internal Medicine Department, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West Virginia University School of Medicine - Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West Virginia University School of Medicine - Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West Virginia University School of Medicine - Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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Naraynsingh V, Maharaj M, Rampersad FS, Hassranah SC, Maharajh S. Are We Resecting Too Much Colon in Perforated Diverticulitis? Cureus 2024; 16:e68473. [PMID: 39360096 PMCID: PMC11446465 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
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Initially, the Hartmann's procedure was done to reduce mortality in surgery cases of malignant rectal lesions, and not benign disease. However, the procedure was popularized in the management of perforated diverticular disease (PDD) in the 1970s. Herein, we present a case of a patient who had laparotomy and colostomy for PDD. During the post-operative planning for reversal of the diverting colostomy, a contrast study was done that revealed that most of the sigmoid colon was in fact healthy. In this patient, the colon was severed at the point of the perforation and exteriorized, which allowed time for the resolution of the gut inflammatory changes. Thus, Hartmann's operation would have led to the unnecessary resection of the healthy sigmoid colon and possibly condemned the patient to an irreversible stoma. In severe PDD, where a Hartmann's procedure is considered, one could sever the colon at the site of perforation and bring out a colostomy while tacking the closed, unresected distal end near the ostomy. Further contrast studies of the colon could assist in planning resection and anastomosis.
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- Vijay Naraynsingh
- Clinical Surgical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO
- Surgery, Medical Associates Hospital, St. Joseph, TTO
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Montgomery G, Patel A, Pfeil S. Treatment and Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders. Med Clin North Am 2024; 108:777-794. [PMID: 39084834 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2024.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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This article reviews the evaluation and management of several gastrointestinal disorders that are commonly encountered by gastroenterologists and primary care physicians. With a focus on newer therapies, we discuss the management of chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, Clostridioides difficile infection, gastroparesis, steatotic liver disease, and diverticulitis.
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- Garren Montgomery
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Garfinkle R, Boutros M. Current Management of Diverticulitis. Adv Surg 2024; 58:87-106. [PMID: 39089789 DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2024.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Over the last few decades, our understanding of the pathophysiology and natural history of sigmoid diverticulitis has greatly improved. This knowledge has challenged many of the traditional principles in the management for diverticulitis, such as routine antibiotic administration in all cases, number-based recommendations for elective surgery, and the necessity for an end colostomy in emergency surgery. This review will cover the breadth of management for sigmoid diverticulitis, covering both uncomplicated and complicated disease as well as elective and emergent disease presentations. New and emerging concepts in management will be highlighted with a particular focus on level-1 data, when available.
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- Richard Garfinkle
- Division of Mayo Clinic Colon and Rectal Surgery, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Institute, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USA.
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Carmona Agúndez M, Gallarín Salamanca IM, Salas Martínez J. Effectiveness of Treatment with Antibiotics Alone in Patients with Acute Diverticulitis and Pelvic Abscesses. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2024; 25:478-483. [PMID: 39058693 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2024.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Introduction: The available evidence regarding the treatment of acute diverticulitis (AD) with pelvic abscess using antibiotics alone is very limited. The objective of this study was to determine whether the short- and long-term outcomes of AD with pelvic abscesses treated exclusively with antibiotics are comparable to those of pericolic abscesses. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients diagnosed with AD and either pelvic or pericolic abscesses, as confirmed by computed tomography, who were treated solely with antibiotic therapy between 2011 and 2021. Cases involving percutaneous drainage as part of conservative treatment were excluded. Results: Fifty-eight patients met the inclusion criteria, comprising 12 with pelvic abscesses and 46 with pericolic abscesses. Both groups exhibited similar baseline characteristics and radiological findings, except for a more frequent presence of free fluid in pelvic abscesses. The success rate of antibiotic therapy was 91.7% for pelvic abscess cases and 96.7% for pericolic cases (p = 0.508). No significant differences were observed in recurrence or elective surgery. In the subgroup of abscesses with a diameter ≥4 cm, the evolution was similar in both locations (treatment success rate of 87.5% in pelvic and 94.4% in pericolic; p = 0.529), although recurrence was slightly higher for pericolic abscesses (38.4% vs. 14.3%; p = 0.362). Conclusions: Antibiotic therapy alone proves to be effective and safe for pelvic abscesses, demonstrating a course similar to pericolic abscesses, even in the case of large abscesses. Although the analyzed patient cohort is small, this study provides additional evidence that percutaneous drainage is not always essential for treating this complication.
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- María Carmona Agúndez
- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparatado Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparatado Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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Altman-Merino A, Bonnet K, Schlundt D, Wrenn J, Self WH, Gordon EJ, Hawkins AT. Patient Perspectives on Evolving Diverticulitis Treatment: An Assessment of Patient Willingness to Enroll in a Randomized Controlled Trial. ANNALS OF SURGERY OPEN 2024; 5:e476. [PMID: 39310344 PMCID: PMC11415118 DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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Objective The objective of the study was to assess patients' attitudes regarding participation in a randomized trial of antibiotics versus placebo for acute diverticulitis. Background Despite evidence that antibiotics may not be necessary to treat acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, they remain the mainstay of treatment in the United States. A randomized trial in the United States evaluating antibiotic effectiveness could accelerate the implementation of antibiotic-free treatment, but providers maintain concerns that patients may be unwilling to participate. Methods This mixed-methods study conducted semi-structured interviews of patients presenting to a quaternary care emergency department with acute diverticulitis and a web-based survey of a larger cohort. The interviews assessed patients' experiences with diverticulitis and perceptions of participation in a trial comparing antibiotics versus placebo. The survey quantified patients' willingness to participate in such a study and the relative importance of factors influencing the process. Results Thirteen patients completed an interview. Reasons to participate included a desire to help others or contribute to scientific knowledge. Doubts about the efficacy of observation as a treatment method were the main barrier to participation. In a survey of 218 subjects, 62% of respondents reported willingness to participate in a randomized clinical trial. "What my doctor thinks," followed by "What I have experienced in the past" were the most important decision-making factors. Conclusion Patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis maintain complex and varying perceptions of antibiotic use. Most surveyed patients would be willing to participate in a trial of antibiotics versus placebo. Our findings support the trial's feasibility and may facilitate an informed approach to recruitment and consent.
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- Annie Altman-Merino
- From the Department of School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Surgery, and Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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Barzi KV, Galli R, Denhaerynck K, Rosenberg R, von Strauss Und Torney M. Quality of life with diverticular disease: translation and validation of the German version of the diverticulitis quality of life questionnaire (DV-QOL). Tech Coloproctol 2024; 28:98. [PMID: 39138701 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-024-02982-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND The DV-QoL is a 17-item questionnaire measuring health-related quality of life in patients affected by symptomatic diverticular disease, covering four domains: physical symptoms, concerns, feelings, and behavioral changes. Given the lack of a diverticulitis-specific questionnaire to be used for German-speaking patients, we prospectively validated the German version of the DV-QoL. METHODS German-speaking patients with CT-confirmed history of recurrent diverticular disease admitted to a Swiss surgical department completed the German version of the DV-QoL, along with short form-36 (SF-36) and the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI). Reliability was examined using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, a Martin-Loef test, and Cronbach's alpha. For convergent validity testing, correlations were calculated with the GIQLI and SF-36. Discriminant validity tests included age and gender. RESULTS We included 121 patients, of whom 77 were admissions for elective surgery and 44 presented with acute diverticulitis treated conservatively. The DV-QoL's total score showed good correlations with the GIQLI (r = - 0.77) and its subscales (r = - 0.76 to - 0.45), as well as with the SF-36's subscales (r = - 0.30 to - 0.57). No relationships were found with age or gender (p < 0.05). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.89 over all items and 0.69, 0.90, 0.78, and 0.77 for the four separated domains (physical symptoms, cognitions/concerns, feelings, and behavioral changes, respectively). A nonsignificant Martin-Loef test indicated unidimensionality (p = 1), further supported by the exploratory factor analysis, which showed an item information sharing of 65%. CONCLUSION The German DV-QoL questionnaire can be used as a valid and reliable disease-specific measure for quality of life in patients with recurrent diverticular disease.
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- K V Barzi
- Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, 4410, Liestal, Switzerland
- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, 4410, Liestal, Switzerland.
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- Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, 4410, Liestal, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery Clarunis, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, Basel, Switzerland
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Morini A, Zizzo M, Tumiati D, Mereu F, Bernini D, Fabozzi M. Nonoperative management of acute complicated diverticulitis with pericolic and/or distant extraluminal air: A systematic review. World J Surg 2024; 48:2000-2015. [PMID: 38844410 DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/03/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Colonic Diverticular Disease (CDD) is a multifactorial inflammatory disease. Acute diverticulitis (AD), with extraluminal free air (both pericolic and distant), represents about 15% of radiological scenarios and remains a therapeutic challenge for surgeons. Currently, the WSES guidelines suggest trying a conservative strategy both in the presence of pericolic and distant free extraluminal air, even if both have respectively weak recommendation based on low/very low-quality evidence. METHODS We performed a systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes guidelines. PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase databases were used to identify articles of interest. RESULTS A total of 2380 patients with AD and extraluminal free air (both pericolic and distant) who underwent nonoperative management (NOM) were analyzed. Of the 2380 patients, 2095(88%) were successfully treated with NOM, while 285 (12%) patients failed. A total of 1574 (93.1%) patients with pericolic extraluminal free air had a successful NOM with 6.9% (117) failure rates, while 135 (71.1%) patients with distant extraluminal free air had a successful NOM with 28.9% (55) failure rates. Regarding distant recurrence, we recorded a rate of 18.3% (261/1430), while a rate of 11.3% (167/1472) was recorded for patients undergoing elective surgery. CONCLUSION NOM for patients with AD and extraluminal free air (both pericolic and distant) seems to be feasible and safe despite a higher failure rate in the distant subgroup, which remains the most challenging clinical scenario to deal with through conservative treatment.
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- Andrea Morini
- Reggio Emilia Local Agency-IRCCS Advanced Technologies and Care Models in Oncology, Surgical Oncology Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Reggio Emilia Local Agency-IRCCS Advanced Technologies and Care Models in Oncology, Surgical Oncology Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Reggio Emilia Local Agency-IRCCS Advanced Technologies and Care Models in Oncology, Surgical Oncology Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Reggio Emilia Local Agency-IRCCS Advanced Technologies and Care Models in Oncology, Surgical Oncology Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Reggio Emilia Local Agency-IRCCS Advanced Technologies and Care Models in Oncology, Surgical Oncology Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Vaghiri S, David SO, Sultani AB, Safi SA, Knoefel WT, Prassas D. Clinical relevance of the 3-cm threshold in sigmoid diverticulitis with abscess: consensus or quandary? Int J Colorectal Dis 2024; 39:106. [PMID: 38995320 PMCID: PMC11245413 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-024-04682-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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PURPOSE Diverticular abscess is a common manifestation of acute complicated diverticulitis. We aimed to analyze the clinical course of patients with diverticular abscess initially treated conservatively. METHODS All patients with diverticular abscess undergoing elective or urgent/emergency surgery from October 2004 to October 2022 were identified from our institutional database. Depending on the abscess size, patients were divided into group A (≤ 3 cm) and group B (> 3 cm). Conservative treatment failure was defined as clinical deterioration, persistent or recurrent abscess, or urgent/emergency surgery. Baseline characteristics and short-term perioperative outcomes were recorded and compared between both groups. Uni- and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify determinants of conservative treatment failure and overall ostomy formation. RESULTS A total of 105 patients were enrolled into group A (n = 73) and group B (n = 32). Uni- and multivariate analyses revealed abscess size as the only significant factor of conservative therapy failure [OR 9.904; p < 0.0001], while overall ostomy formation was significantly affected by an increased body mass index (BMI) [OR 1.366; p = 0.026]. There were no significant differences in perioperative outcome with the exception of a longer total hospital stay in patients managed with abscess drainage compared to antibiotics alone prior surgery in group B (p = 0.045). CONCLUSION Abscess diameter > 3 cm is not just an arbitrary chosen cut-off value for drainage placement but has a prognostic impact on medical treatment failure in patients with complicated acute diverticulitis. In this subgroup, the choice between primary drainage and antibiotics does not appear to influence outcome at the cost of prolonged hospital stay after drainage insertion.
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- Sascha Vaghiri
- Department of Surgery (A), Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Surgery (A), Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Surgery (A), Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Surgery (A), Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Surgery (A), Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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- Department of Surgery (A), Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
- Department of Surgery, Katholisches Klinikum Essen, Philippusstift, Teaching Hospital of Duisburg-Essen University, Huelsmannstrasse 17, 45355, Essen, Germany.
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Kodadek LM, Davis KA. Current diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024; 97:1-10. [PMID: 38509056 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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ABSTRACT Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common disease treated by acute care surgeons. Acute uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis involves thickening of the colon wall with inflammatory changes and less commonly requires the expertise of a surgeon; many cases may be treated as an outpatient with or without antibiotics. Complicated diverticulitis involves phlegmon, abscess, peritonitis, obstruction, stricture, and/or fistula and usually requires inpatient hospital admission, treatment with antibiotics, and consideration for intervention including operative management. This review will discuss what the acute care surgeon needs to know about diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis.
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- Lisa M Kodadek
- From the Division of General Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Portolese AC, Jeganathan NA. Contemporary management of diverticulitis. Surg Open Sci 2024; 19:24-27. [PMID: 38585040 PMCID: PMC10995854 DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2024.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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The treatment of diverticulitis is experiencing a shift in management due to a number of large scale clinical trials. For instance, clinicians are beginning to recognize that avoidance of antibiotics in uncomplicated diverticulitis is not associated with worse outcomes. Additionally, while the decision to proceed with elective surgical resection for recurrent uncomplicated disease is less conclusive and favors a patient-centric approach, complicated disease with a large abscess denotes more aggressive disease and would likely benefit from elective surgical resection. Lastly, in patient with acutely perforated diverticulitis who require urgent surgical intervention, laparoscopic lavage is generally not recommended due to high re-intervention rates and the preferred surgical procedure is primary anastomosis with or without diversion due to high morbidity and low rates of Hartmann reversal.
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- Austin C. Portolese
- Department of Surgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Domas E, Starks K, Kanneganti S. Current Management of Diverticulitis. Surg Clin North Am 2024; 104:529-543. [PMID: 38677818 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Diverticulosis and diverticulitis remain common diagnoses in western countries, and the incidence continues to rise. Diverticulitis accounts for roughly one-third of admissions to acute care hospitals annually, with even more patients being treated as outpatients due to improved understanding of risk stratification and the natural history of disease progression. Thus, having a thorough understanding of the etiology of the disease in conjunction with computed tomography findings and patient presentation can help dictate the appropriate treatment.
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- Erik Domas
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, St. Joseph Medical Center General Surgery Residency, 1708 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 115, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA
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- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, St. Joseph Medical Center General Surgery Residency, 1708 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 115, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA
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- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Franciscan Surgical Associates at St. Joseph, 1708 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 105 & 112, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA.
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Melio AA, Johnson M, Kaplan JA, Moonka R, Simianu VV. Treatment preferences in diverticulitis are common and rarely change after a clinic visit. Surg Open Sci 2024; 19:212-216. [PMID: 38812922 PMCID: PMC11134898 DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2024.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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With the increasing prevalence of diverticulitis, professional guidelines encourage the individualization of treatment. However, the frequency of treatment preferences of both surgeons, and patients, and the resultant impact of that preference on diverticulitis management is underexplored. We reviewed 27 consecutive patient visits of 3 colorectal surgeons at our institution to evaluate factors that drove their treatment, as well as their equipoise for patient randomization into medical or surgical treatments. Using standardized pre- and post-visit questionnaires, we investigated the impact of the clinic visit on treatment recommendations. Our results demonstrate that our surgeons have a practice bias towards complicated disease, and have a preference towards operative management of diverticulitis, in both complicated and uncomplicated disease. This preference was frequently unchanged after clinic visit, which has implications for guiding truly shared decision making, as it continues to be the recommendation.
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- Anna A. Melio
- Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
- Center for Digestive Health, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
- Center for Digestive Health, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
- Center for Digestive Health, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, United States
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Puccetti F, Vallorani A, Cinelli L, Turi S, Gozzini L, Rosati R, Elmore U. Implementing protocol-based relaparoscopy for severe complications in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. World J Surg 2024; 48:1545-1554. [PMID: 38719431 DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Although laparoscopy has demonstrated growing applications for either primary colorectal resections or reoperations, no standardized criteria for implementing laparoscopy in revisional surgery have been reported. This study analyzes a single-center series of major complications after laparoscopic colorectal surgery, undergoing laparoscopic (LR), or open reoperations in compliance with a hemodynamics-based institutional management. METHODS This study retrospectively analyzes a series of consecutive patients who primarily underwent either laparoscopic left colectomy or low anterior resection in a tertiary referral center between 2016 and 2021. Major complications requiring reoperation (MCR) were managed through an interdisciplinary protocol and submitted to reoperation according to patient hemodynamics and intra-abdominal contamination. A cohort analysis primarily assessed treatment failure rates (i.e., 90-day mortality and need for further surgery), while postoperative morbidity was secondarily examined. RESULTS Out of 1137 laparoscopic colorectal resections, 497 patients met eligibility criteria, while 45 (9.1%) developed MCRs were managed according to the standardized interdisciplinary protocol. Revisional surgery was performed through either LR (66.7%) or (33.3%). Treatment failure was 13.3% overall, including additional surgery (11.1%) and 90-day mortality (6.6%) after reoperation. In both overall and anastomotic leak-specific MCRs, relaparoscopy resulted in minimized length of hospital stay, postoperative morbidity, and intensity of care. CONCLUSIONS Relaparoscopy for MCR preserves clinical benefits related to minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Further studies should investigate applicative determinants and impediments related to the center volume.
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- Francesco Puccetti
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Podda M, Ceresoli M, Di Martino M, Ortenzi M, Pellino G, Pata F, Ielpo B, Murzi V, Balla A, Lepiane P, Tamini N, De Carlo G, Davolio A, Di Saverio S, Cardinali L, Botteri E, Vettoretto N, Gelera PP, De Simone B, Grasso A, Clementi M, Meloni D, Poillucci G, Favi F, Rizzo R, Montori G, Procida G, Recchia I, Agresta F, Virdis F, Cioffi SPB, Pellegrini M, Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Catena F, Pisanu A. Towards a tailored approach for patients with acute diverticulitis and abscess formation. The DivAbsc2023 multicentre case-control study. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:3180-3194. [PMID: 38632117 PMCID: PMC11133057 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-024-10793-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND This multicentre case-control study aimed to identify risk factors associated with non-operative treatment failure for patients with CT scan Hinchey Ib-IIb and WSES Ib-IIa diverticular abscesses. METHODS This study included a cohort of adult patients experiencing their first episode of CT-diagnosed diverticular abscess, all of whom underwent initial non-operative treatment comprising either antibiotics alone or in combination with percutaneous drainage. The cohort was stratified based on the outcome of non-operative treatment, specifically identifying those who required emergency surgical intervention as cases of treatment failure. Multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify independent risk factors associated with the failure of non-operative treatment was employed. RESULTS Failure of conservative treatment occurred for 116 patients (27.04%). CT scan Hinchey classification IIb (aOR 2.54, 95%CI 1.61;4.01, P < 0.01), tobacco smoking (aOR 2.01, 95%CI 1.24;3.25, P < 0.01), and presence of air bubbles inside the abscess (aOR 1.59, 95%CI 1.00;2.52, P = 0.04) were independent predictors of failure. In the subgroup of patients with abscesses > 5 cm, percutaneous drainage was not associated with the risk of failure or success of the non-operative treatment (aOR 2.78, 95%CI - 0.66;3.70, P = 0.23). CONCLUSIONS Non-operative treatment is generally effective for diverticular abscesses. Tobacco smoking's role as an independent risk factor for treatment failure underscores the need for targeted behavioural interventions in diverticular disease management. IIb Hinchey diverticulitis patients, particularly young smokers, require vigilant monitoring due to increased risks of treatment failure and septic progression. Further research into the efficacy of image-guided percutaneous drainage should involve randomized, multicentre studies focussing on homogeneous patient groups.
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- Mauro Podda
- Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Policlinico Universitario "D. Casula", Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Cagliari, SS 554, Km 4,500, 09042, Monserrato, Italy.
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona UAB, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Universitá degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Coloproctology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hospital "San Paolo", Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy
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- General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hospital "San Paolo", Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of General and Metabolic Surgery, Poissy and Saint-Germain-en-Laye Hospitals, Poissy, France
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- General Surgery Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, S. Matteo Degli Infermi Hospital, Spoleto, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, "Niguarda Ca Granda" Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, "Niguarda Ca Granda" Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- General, Emergency, and Trauma Surgery Unit, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Sacks OA, Hall J. Management of Diverticulitis: A Review. JAMA Surg 2024; 159:696-703. [PMID: 38630452 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.8104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Importance Care of patients with diverticulitis is undergoing a paradigm shift. This narrative review summarizes the current evidence for left-sided uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis. The latest pathophysiology, advances in diagnosis, and prevention strategies are also reviewed. Observations Treatment is moving to the outpatient setting, physicians are forgoing antibiotics for uncomplicated disease, and the decision for elective surgery for diverticulitis has become preference sensitive. Furthermore, the most current data guiding surgical management of diverticulitis include the adoption of new minimally invasive and robot-assisted techniques. Conclusions and Relevance This review provides an updated summary of the best practices in the management of diverticulitis to guide colorectal and general surgeons in their treatment of patients with this common disease.
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- Olivia A Sacks
- Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Godet C, Sabbagh C, Beyer-Berjot L, Ouaissi M, Zerbib P, Valérie B, Manceau G, Panis Y, Buscail E, Venara A, Khaoudy I, Gaillard M, Viennet M, Thobie A, Menahem B, Eveno C, Bonnel C, Mabrut JY, Badic B, Chautard J, Eid Y, Duchalais E, Lakkis Z, Cotte E, Laforest A, Desfourneaux-Denis V, Maggiori L, Rebibo L, Niki C, Talal A, Mege D, Bonnamy C, Germain A, Mauvais F, Tresallet C, Roudie J, Laurent A, Trilling B, Bertrand M, Massalou D, Romain B, Tranchart H, Pellegrin A, Dejardin O, Alves A. Risk factors for emergency surgery for diverticulitis: A retrospective multicentric French study at 41 hospitals. Surgery 2024; 175:1508-1517. [PMID: 38609785 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND The observed increase in the incidence of complicated diverticulitis may lead to the performance of more emergency surgeries. This study aimed to assess the rate and risk factors of emergency surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis. METHOD The primary outcomes were the rate of emergency surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis and its associated risk factors. The urgent or elective nature of the surgical intervention was provided by the surgeon and in accordance with the indication for surgical treatment. A mixed logistic regression with a random intercept after multiple imputations by the chained equation was performed to consider the influence of missing data on the results. RESULTS Between 2010 and 2021, 6,867 patients underwent surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis in the participating centers, of which one-third (n = 2317) were emergency cases. In multivariate regression analysis with multiple imputation by chained equation, increasing age, body mass index <18.5 kg/m2, neurologic and pulmonary comorbidities, use of anticoagulant drugs, immunocompromised status, and first attack of sigmoid diverticulitis were independent risk factors for emergency surgery. The likelihood of emergency surgery was significantly more frequent after national guidelines, which were implemented in 2017, only in patients with a history of sigmoid diverticulitis attacks. CONCLUSION The present study highlights a high rate (33%) of emergency surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis in France, which was significantly associated with patient features and the first attack of diverticulitis.
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- Camille Godet
- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Caen, France.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, North University Hospital, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological, Endocrine, Hepatobiliary, and Liver Transplant, Trousseau Hospital, University Hospital of Tours, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Huriez Hospital, Universite Lille Nord de France, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Rouen, France
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris Cité University, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Colorectal surgery Center, Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise-Paré Hartmann, Neuilly/Seine, France
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- Department of Surgery, CHU Toulouse-Rangueil and Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Le Havre Hospital, Le Havre, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Bocage, Dijon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Avranches-Granville Hospital, Avranches, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nord-Essonne Hospital, Longjumeau, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Croix Rousse University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Memorial Hospital of Saint-Lô, France
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- 21 Department of Digestive Surgery, Robert Bisson Hospital, Lisieux, France
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- 22 Department of Oncological, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Nantes, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital of Besançon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hospital Lyon Sud, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Montsouris Institut, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Université Paris VII, APHP, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oesogastric and Bariatric Surgery, Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Limoges Hospital, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Argentan Hospital, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Bayeux Hospital, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, Avicenne University Hospital, Bobigny, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Martinique Hospital, Fort-de-France, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Créteil Hospital, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, UMR 5525, VetAgro Sup, Grenoble INP, CHU Grenoble Alpes, TIMC, Grenoble, France; Department of Digestive Surgery and Emergency, University Hospital of Grenoble, Alpes, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Nîmes, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hospital L'Archet, Nice University, Nice, France
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, France
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Digestive Surgery, Antoine Beclere Hospital, AP-HP, Clamart, France
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- Department of Research; CHU de Caen, ANTICIPE, Inserm Unity UMR 1086, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Caen, France; Department of Research; CHU de Caen, ANTICIPE, Inserm Unity UMR 1086, France
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Gunasingha RMKD, Seoudi H, Mirza S, Endicott K. Complicated retroperitoneal diverticulitis presenting with abscess and acute limb ischemia. BMJ Case Rep 2024; 17:e259467. [PMID: 38821566 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-259467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024] Open
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This case highlights a rare presentation of diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon with perforation into the retroperitoneum complicated by abscess, vertebral osteomyelitis and acute lower extremity ischemia. A late 40-year-old man presented to an emergency department with acute ischemia of his left lower extremity. He was tachycardic with a leucocytosis, an unremarkable abdominal exam and a pulseless, insensate and paralysed left lower extremity. Imaging revealed sigmoid thickening, an abscess adjacent to iliac vasculature and occlusion of the left popliteal artery. The abscess came in contact with prior spine anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) hardware at L5-S1 vertebrae. The patient was taken urgently to the operating room for embolectomy, thrombectomy and fasciotomy. He was started on antibiotics and later underwent operative drainage with debridement for osteomyelitis. Non-operative management of the complicated diverticulitis failed, necessitating open sigmoidectomy with colostomy. 1 year later, he was symptom-free and the colostomy was reversed.
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- Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Vascular Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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Hawkins AT, Penson DF, Geiger TM, Bonnet KR, Mutch MG, Maguire LH, Schlundt DG, Rothman RL. The Patient Perspective on Colectomy for Recurrent Diverticulitis: A Qualitative Study. Ann Surg 2024; 279:818-824. [PMID: 38318711 PMCID: PMC10997445 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Understand the patient's decision-making process regarding colectomy for recurrent diverticulitis. BACKGROUND The decision to pursue elective colectomy for recurrent diverticulitis is highly preference-sensitive. Little is known about the patient's perspective in this decision-making process. METHODS We performed a qualitative study utilizing focus groups of patients with recurrent diverticulitis at 3 centers across the United States. Using an iterative inductive/deductive approach, we developed a conceptual framework to capture the major themes identified in the coded data. RESULTS From March 2019 to July 2020, 39 patients were enrolled across 3 sites and participated in 6 focus groups. After coding the transcripts using a hierarchical coding system, a conceptual framework was developed. Major themes identified included participants' beliefs about surgery, such as normative beliefs (eg, subjective, value placed on surgery), control beliefs (eg, self-efficacy, stage of change), and anticipated outcomes (eg, expectations, anticipated regret); the role of behavioral management strategies (eg, fiber, eliminate bad habits); emotional experiences (eg, depression, embarrassment); current symptoms (eg, severity, timing); and quality of life (eg, cognitive load, psychosocial factors). Three sets of moderating factors influencing patient choice were identified: clinical history (eg, source of diagnosis, multiple surgeries), clinical protocols (eg, pre-op and post-op education), and provider-specific factors (eg, specialty, choice of surgeon). CONCLUSIONS Patients view the decision to undergo colectomy through 3 major themes: their beliefs about surgery, their psychosocial context, and moderating factors that influence participant choice to undergo surgery. This knowledge is essential both for clinicians counseling patients who are considering colectomy and for researchers studying the process to optimize care for recurrent diverticulitis.
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- Alexander T Hawkins
- Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
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- Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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- Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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Yang P, Ang ZH, Berney CR. Restoration of intestinal continuity following emergency sigmoid colectomy for sigmoid volvulus: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis using coarsened exact matching. World J Surg 2024; 48:1252-1260. [PMID: 38488859 DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND There is limited data to guide decision-making between performing a primary anastomosis and fashioning an end colostomy following emergency sigmoid colectomy for patients with sigmoid volvulus. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of these two approaches. METHODS The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database from 2006 to 2021 was retrospectively analyzed. Missing data were multiply imputed, and coarsened exact matching was performed to generate matched cohorts. Rates of major complications and other postoperative outcomes were evaluated among patients who had a primary anastomosis as compared with matched controls who had an end colostomy following emergency sigmoid colectomy. RESULTS Overall, 4041 patients who had a primary anastomosis and 1240 who had an end colostomy met the inclusion criteria. After multiple imputation and coarsened exact matching, 895 patients who had a primary anastomosis had a matched control. The rate of major complications was lower in patients who had an end colostomy (33.2% vs. 36.7%), but this difference was not statistically significant (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.70-1.05). Results were similar in subgroup analyses of higher-risk patients. There were no significant differences in overall complication rate, mortality, length of hospital stay, or readmission rate. Patients with a colostomy were more likely to be discharged to a care facility (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.09-1.67). CONCLUSION Differences in rates of major complications and many other outcomes after primary anastomosis as compared with end colostomy were not statistically significant following emergency sigmoid colectomy for sigmoid volvulus.
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- Phillip Yang
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Aubert M, Tradi F, Chopinet S, Duclos J, Le Huu Nho R, Hardwigsen J, Pirro N, Mege D. Acute diverticulitis with extraluminal air: is conservative treatment sufficient? A single-center retrospective study. Tech Coloproctol 2024; 28:50. [PMID: 38661970 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-024-02928-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Acute diverticulitis with extraluminal air constitutes a heterogeneous condition whose management is controversial. The aims of this study are to report the failure rate of conservative treatment for diverticulitis with extraluminal air and to report risk factors of conservative treatment failure. METHODS A retrospective study was performed from an institutional review board-approved database of patients admitted with acute diverticulitis with extraluminal air from 2015 to 2021 at a tertiary referral center. All patients managed for acute diverticulitis with covered perforation (without intraabdominal abscess) were included. The primary endpoint was failure of medical treatment, defined as a need for unplanned surgery or percutaneous drainage within 30 days after admission. RESULTS Ninety-three patients (61% male, mean age 57 ± 17 years) were retrospectively included. Ten patients had failure of conservative treatment (11%). These patients were significantly older than 50 years (n = 9/10, 90% versus n = 47/83, 57%, p = 0.007), associated with cardiovascular disease (n = 6/10, 60% versus n = 10/83, 12%, p = 0.002), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of 3-4 (n = 4/7, 57% versus 6/33, 18%, p = 0.05), under anticoagulant and antiplatelet (n = 6/10, 60% versus n = 11/83, 13%, p = 0.04) and steroid or immunosuppressive therapy (n = 3/10, 30% versus 5/83, 6%, p = 0.04), and with distant pneumoperitoneum location (n = 7/10, 70% versus n = 14/83, 17%, p = 0.001) compared with those with successful conservative treatment. On multivariate analysis, only distant pneumoperitoneum was an independent risk factor of failure (odds ratio (OR) 6.5, 95% confidence interval (CI) [2-21], p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Conservative treatment with antibiotics for acute diverticulitis with extraluminal air is safe with a success rate of 89%. Patients with distant pneumoperitoneum should be carefully monitored.
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- M Aubert
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France.
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- Department of Radiology, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, Marseille, France
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Mortensen LQ, Andresen K, Thygesen L, Pommergaard HC, Rosenberg J. Diverticulitis Is Associated with Increased Risk of Colon Cancer-A Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2503. [PMID: 38731032 PMCID: PMC11084441 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13092503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Background: An association between diverticulitis and colon cancer has been proposed. The evidence is conflicting, and the guidelines differ regarding recommended follow-up with colonoscopy after an episode of diverticulitis. To guide regimes for follow-up, this study aimed to investigate if patients with diverticulitis have an increased risk of colon cancer. Methods: This study is reported according to the RECORD statement. We performed a cohort study with linked data from nationwide Danish registers. The inclusion period was 1997-2009, and the complete study period was 1995-2013. The primary outcome was the risk of developing colon cancer estimated using a Cox regression analysis with time-varying covariates. We performed a sensitivity analysis on a cohort of people with prior colonoscopies, comparing the risk of colon cancer between the diverticulitis group and the control group. Results: We included 29,173 adult males and females with diverticulitis and 145,865 controls matched for sex and age. The incidence proportion of colon cancer was 2.1% (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9-2.3) in the diverticulitis group and 1.5% (95% CI 1.4-1.5) in the matched control group (hazard ratio 1.6; 95% CI 1.5-1.8). The risk of having a colon cancer diagnosis was significantly increased in the first six months after inclusion (hazard ratio 1.7; 95% CI 1.5-1.8), and hereafter there was a lower risk in the diverticulitis group compared with controls (hazard ratio 0.8; 95% CI 0.7-0.9). This protective effect lasted eight years. The increased risk of colon cancer during the first six months after diverticulitis was also found in the cohort with prior colonoscopies. Conclusions: The risk of a colon cancer diagnosis was significantly increased for patients with diverticulitis 0-6 months after the diagnosis of diverticulitis. Hereafter, we found a protective effect of diverticulitis until eight years later, possibly due to a screening effect. We recommend a follow-up colonoscopy after the first diagnosis of diverticulitis.
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- Laura Quitzau Mortensen
- Center for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2730 Herlev, Denmark; (L.Q.M.)
- Department of Radiology, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Center for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2730 Herlev, Denmark; (L.Q.M.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Hepatic Malignancy Surgical Research Unit (HEPSURU), Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2730 Herlev, Denmark; (L.Q.M.)
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nantais J, Baxter NN, Saskin R, Calzavara A, Gomez D. Short- and long-term outcomes of acute diverticulitis in patients with transplanted kidneys. Colorectal Dis 2024; 26:734-744. [PMID: 38459424 DOI: 10.1111/codi.16941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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AIM The safety of nonoperative treatment for patients with transplanted kidneys who develop acute diverticulitis is unclear. Our primary aim was to examine the long-term sequelae of nonoperative management in this group. METHOD We performed a population-based retrospective cohort study using linked administrative databases housed at ICES in Ontario, Canada. We included adult (≥18 years) patients admitted with acute diverticulitis between April 2002 and December 2019. Patients with a functioning kidney transplant were compared with those without a transplant. The primary outcome was failure of conservative management (operation, drainage procedure or death due to acute diverticulitis) beyond 30 days. The cumulative incidence function and a Fine-Grey subdistribution hazard model were used to evaluate this outcome accounting for competing risks. RESULTS We examined 165 patients with transplanted kidneys and 74 095 without. Patients with transplanted kidneys were managed conservatively 81% of the time at the index event versus 86% in nontransplant patients. Short-term outcomes were comparable, but cumulative failure of conservative management at 5 years occurred in 5.6% (95% CI 2.3%-11.1%) of patients with transplanted kidneys versus 2.1% (95% CI 2.0%-2.3%) in those without. Readmission for acute diverticulitis was also higher in transplanted patients at 5 years at 16.7% (95% CI 10.1%-24.7%) versus 11.6% (95% CI 11.3%-11.9%). Adjusted analyses showed increased failure of conservative management [subdistribution hazard ratio (sHR) 3.24, 95% CI 1.69-6.22] and readmissions (sHR 1.55, 95% CI 1.02-2.36) for patients with transplanted kidneys. CONCLUSION Most patients with transplanted kidneys are managed conservatively for acute diverticulitis. Although long-term readmission and failure of conservative management is higher for this group than the nontransplant population, serious outcomes are infrequent, substantiating the safety of this approach.
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- Jordan Nantais
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Section of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Cauley CE, Samost-Williams A, Philpotts L, Brindle M, Cooper Z, Ritchie CS. Geriatric Assessment in Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review. J Surg Res 2024; 296:720-734. [PMID: 38367523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The prevalence of colorectal surgery among older adults is expected to rise due to the aging population. Geriatric conditions (e.g., frailty) are risk factors for poor surgical outcomes. The goal of this systematic review is to examine how current literature describes geriatric assessment interventions in colorectal surgery and associated outcomes. METHODS Systematic searches of Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Embase, and Web of Science were completed. Review was performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and prospectively registered in PROSPERO, the international prospective register of systematic reviews in health and social care. All cohort studies and randomized trials of adult colorectal surgery patients where geriatric assessment was performed were included. Geriatric assessment with/without management interventions were identified and described. RESULTS Seven-hundred ninety-three studies were identified. Duplicates (197) were removed. An additional 525 were excluded after title/abstract review. After full-text review, 20 studies met the criteria. Reference list review increased final total to 25 studies. All 25 studies were cohort studies. No randomized clinical trials were identified. Heterogeneous assessments were organized into geriatrics domains (mind, mobility, medications, matters most, and multi-complexity). Incomplete evaluations across geriatric domains were performed with few studies describing the use of assessments to impact management decisions. CONCLUSIONS There are no randomized trials assessing the impact of geriatric assessment to tailor management strategies and improve outcomes in colorectal surgery. Few studies performed assessments to evaluate the geriatric domain matters most. These findings represent a gap in evidence for the efficacy of geriatric assessment and management strategies in colorectal surgical care.
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- Christy E Cauley
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard. T.H. School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard. T.H. School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Treadwell Library, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard. T.H. School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Palliative Care & Geriatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Klinker S, Fitzsimmons A, Borgert A, Fisher M. Nonoperative Treatment of Diverticulitis and Appendicitis: Which Antibiotic Regimen Fails? J Surg Res 2024; 296:78-87. [PMID: 38232581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Diverticulitis and appendicitis are common emergency general surgical conditions. Both can be treated with antibiotics alone; however, no antibiotic regimen has been identified as superior to others. In this study, we review different antibiotic regimens and their rates of failure. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of patients treated empirically with antibiotics for diverticulitis or appendicitis from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2020, at an independent academic hospital in the Midwest. RESULTS A total of 587 (appendicitis, n = 43; diverticulitis, n = 544) patients were included in the cohort. They were equally male (49%) and female (51%) with a median age of 59 y. Three major antibiotic classes were compared: cephalosporin + metronidazole (C + M), penicillins, and quinolone + metronidazole. Appendicitis patients were more likely to receive C + M for empiric treatment (73%, P < 0.001), while diverticulitis patients were more likely to receive quinolone + metronidazole (45%, P < 0.001). Patients empirically treated with antibiotics for appendicitis were more likely than those treated for diverticulitis to require additional antibiotics or procedure within 90 d (33% versus 13%, respectively; P = 0.005). Empiric treatment with C + M for diverticulitis was more likely to be associated with the need for additional antibiotics or procedures within 90 d than treatment with other regimens (P = 0.003). Choice of antibiotic for empiric treatment did not correlate with death at 90 d for appendicitis or diverticulitis. Diverticulitis patients who were initially treated as inpatients and were prescribed C + M at hospital discharge had a higher rate of death than those who were prescribed the other antibiotics (P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Empiric antibiotic treatment of appendicitis is more likely to be associated with additional antibiotics or procedure when compared with diverticulitis; however, antibiotic choice did not correlate with any of the other outcomes. Empiric treatment with a C + M for diverticulitis was more likely to be correlated with the need for additional antibiotics or procedure within 90 d.
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- Samuel Klinker
- Department of Medical Education, General Surgery Residency, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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- Department of Medical Research, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Research, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin
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- Department of General Surgery, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Carmona Agúndez M, Gallarín Salamanca IM, Salas Martínez J. Free perforation during the first episode of acute diverticulitis: can it be avoided? Updates Surg 2024; 76:521-528. [PMID: 38168842 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01743-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The aims of the present study are to compare the severity of acute diverticulitis in the first episode and in later bouts, and to determine whether there are risk factors for the presence of free perforation at the onset of diverticulitis. A single-center retrospective study was conducted of patients who developed a first episode of acute diverticulitis between January 2011 and August 2021 diagnosed by computed tomography and followed up for at least 1 year. Free perforation was considered to be present in patients with diverticulitis stage III and IV according to the Hinchey classification (modified by Wasvary). The analysis included 394 patients (224 men and 170 women) with a mean age of 58 years. Forty-eight patients (12.2%) presented free perforation at some point in the course of the disease, 43 during the first episode and 5 during subsequent bouts. The perforation subgroup showed higher rates of stoma creation and mortality (relative risks of 12.3 and 23.5, respectively). In the multivariate analysis, age (OR: 1.041 95% CI 1.016-1.067), lung disease (OR 2.154 95% CI 1.038-4.472) and immunosuppression (OR: 2.812 95% CI 1.315-6.015) were independent factors for free perforation at diverticulitis onset. Free perforation occurs more frequently during the first episode of acute diverticulitis. Older patients, immunosuppressed patients and those with respiratory disease have a greater risk of presenting freely perforated diverticulitis. Therefore, it is essential to maintain a high level of clinical suspicion in these patients to activate early focus control and thus avoid fatal outcomes.
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- María Carmona Agúndez
- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain.
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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Leonard ME, Horns JJ, Allen-Brady K, Ozanne EM, Wallace AS, Brooke BS, Supiano MA, Cohan JN. Recurrence of severe diverticulitis is associated with age and birth decade. J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 28:507-512. [PMID: 38583903 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2023.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND The risk of recurrence is an important consideration when deciding to treat patients medically or with elective colectomy after recovery from diverticulitis. It is unclear whether age is associated with recurrence. This study aimed to examine the relationship between age and the risk of recurrent diverticulitis while considering important epidemiologic factors, such as birth decade. METHODS The Utah Population Database was used to identify individuals with incident severe diverticulitis, defined as requiring an emergency department visit or hospitalization, between 1998 and 2018. This study measured the relationship between age and recurrent severe diverticulitis after adjusting for birth decade and other important variables, such as sex, urban/rural status, complicated diverticulitis, and body mass index using a Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS The cohort included 8606 individuals with a median age of 61 years at index diverticulitis diagnosis. After adjustment, among individuals born in the same birth decade, increasing age at diverticulitis onset was associated with an increased risk of recurrent diverticulitis (hazard ratio [HR] for 10 years, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.5-2.1). Among individuals with the same age of onset, those born in a more recent birth decade were also at greater risk of recurrent diverticulitis (HR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.6-2.3). CONCLUSION Among individuals with an index episode of severe diverticulitis, recurrence was associated with increasing age and more recent birth decade. Clinicians may wish to employ age-specific strategies when counseling patients regarding treatment options after a diverticulitis diagnosis.
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- Molly E Leonard
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine and University of Utah Center on Aging, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
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Gunby SA, Strate LL. Acute Colonic Diverticulitis. Ann Intern Med 2024; 177:ITC33-ITC48. [PMID: 38466995 DOI: 10.7326/aitc202403190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Acute colonic diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal condition that is frequently encountered by primary care and emergency department practitioners, hospitalists, surgeons, and gastroenterologists. Clinical presentation ranges from mild abdominal pain to peritonitis with sepsis. It is often diagnosed on the basis of clinical features alone, but imaging is necessary in more severe presentations to rule out such complications as abscess and perforation. Treatment depends on the severity of the presentation, the presence of complications, and underlying comorbid conditions. Medical and surgical treatment algorithms are evolving. This article provides an evidence-based, clinically relevant overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of acute diverticulitis.
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- Sarah A Gunby
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.A.G., L.L.S.)
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.A.G., L.L.S.)
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Drezdzon MK, Calata JF, Peterson CY, Otterson MF, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Lending a hand: The utility of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery in diverticulitis with fistula. Surgery 2024; 175:776-781. [PMID: 37867107 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend elective colectomy for the management of diverticulitis-associated fistulas. These cases present considerable operative challenges, and surgical approaches and fistula tract management vary widely. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery offers the benefits of minimally invasive surgery while maintaining the tactile advantages of open surgery. This study aims to evaluate outcomes of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery colectomy for diverticulitis-associated fistulas, fistula tract, and urinary catheter management. METHODS A retrospective review of patients with diverticulitis-associated fistula who underwent elective hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery colectomy between January 2, 2008, and September 8, 2022, was performed. Patients with Crohn disease or who underwent emergency surgery were excluded. RESULTS Seventy patients were included; the mean patient age was 64.1 ± 14.8 years, and the mean body mass index was 30.9 ± 9.1 kg/m2. Colovesical fistulas were most common (n = 48; 68.6%), followed by colovaginal fistulas (n = 22; 31.4%). The median operative time was 186 minutes. Conversion to an open approach occurred in 4 cases (5.7%). The fistula tract remnant was left without intervention in 35 patients (50%), and omental coverage occurred in 23 cases (32.9%). The median duration of the urinary catheter was 3 days (range = 1-63). There were no postoperative urine leaks. Three patients (4.3%) were readmitted in ≤30 days. There were no 30-day mortalities. CONCLUSION The challenges of colectomy for diverticulitis-associated fistulas can be mitigated using the hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery technique. We found a low conversion-to-open rate, falling below rates reported for laparoscopic colectomy. There were no cases of postoperative urine leak, suggesting that no intervention or omental coverage is a safe approach to fistula tract management.
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
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McKechnie T, Yang S, Wu K, Sharma S, Lee Y, Park LJ, Passos EM, Doumouras AG, Hong D, Parpia S, Bhandari M, Eskicioglu C. Fragility of Statistically Significant Outcomes in Colonic Diverticular Disease Randomized Trials: A Systematic Review. Dis Colon Rectum 2024; 67:414-426. [PMID: 37889999 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000003014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The p value has been criticized as an oversimplified determination of whether a treatment effect exists. One alternative is the fragility index. It is a representation of the minimum number of nonevents that would need to be converted to events to increase the p value above 0.05. OBJECTIVE To determine the fragility index of randomized controlled trials assessing the efficacy of interventions for patients with diverticular disease since 2010 to assess the robustness of current evidence. DESIGN MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from inception to August 2022. SETTINGS Articles were eligible for inclusion if they were randomized trials conducted between 2010 and 2022 with parallel, superiority designs evaluating interventions in patients with diverticular disease. Only randomized trials with dichotomous primary outcomes with an associated p value of <0.05 were considered for inclusion. PARTICIPANTS Any surgical or medical intervention for patients with diverticular disease. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The fragility index was determined by adding events and subtracting nonevents from the groups with the smaller number of events. Events were added until the p value exceeded 0.05. The smallest number of events required was considered the fragility index. RESULTS After screening 1271 citations, 15 randomized trials met the inclusion criteria. Nine of the studies evaluated surgical interventions and 6 evaluated medical interventions. The mean number of patients randomly assigned and lost to follow-up per randomized controlled trial was 92 (SD 35.3) and 9 (SD 11.4), respectively. The median fragility index was 1 (range, 0-5). The fragility indices for the included studies did not correlate significantly with any study characteristics. LIMITATIONS Small sample, heterogeneity, and lack of inclusion of studies with continuous outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The randomized trials evaluating surgical and medical interventions for diverticular disease are not robust. Changing a single-outcome event in most studies was sufficient to make a statistically significant study finding not significant. See Video Abstract . FRAGILIDAD DE LOS RESULTADOS ESTADSTICAMENTE SIGNIFICATIVOS EN ENSAYOS ALEATORIOS DE ENFERMEDAD DIVERTICULAR DEL COLON UNA REVISIN SISTEMTICA ANTECEDENTES:El valor p ha sido criticado por una determinación demasiado simplificada de si existe un efecto del tratamiento. Una alternativa es el Índice de Fragilidad. Es una representación del número mínimo de no eventos que deberían convertirse en eventos para aumentar el valor p por encima de 0,05.OBJETIVO:Determinar el IF de ensayos controlados aleatorios que evalúan la eficacia de las intervenciones para pacientes con enfermedad diverticular desde 2010 para evaluar la solidez de la evidencia actual.FUENTES DE DATOS:Se realizaron búsquedas en MEDLINE, Embase y CENTRAL desde el inicio hasta agosto de 2022.SELECCIÓN DE ESTUDIOS:Los artículos eran elegibles para su inclusión si eran ensayos aleatorizados realizados entre 2010 y 2022 con diseños paralelos de superioridad que evaluaran intervenciones en pacientes con enfermedad diverticular. Sólo se consideraron para su inclusión los ensayos aleatorizados con resultados primarios dicotómicos con un valor de p asociado menor que 0,05.INTERVENCIÓNES:Cualquier intervención quirúrgica o médica para pacientes con enfermedad diverticular.PRINCIPALES MEDIDAS DE VALORACIÓN:El índice de fragilidad se determinó sumando eventos y restando no eventos de los grupos con el menor número de eventos. Se agregaron eventos hasta que el valor p superó 0,05. El menor número de eventos requeridos se consideró índice de fragilidad.RESULTADOS:Después de examinar 1271 citas, 15 ensayos aleatorios cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Nueve de los estudios evaluaron intervenciones quirúrgicas y seis evaluaron intervenciones médicas. El número medio de pacientes aleatorizados y perdidos durante el seguimiento por ECA fue 92 (DE 35,3) y 9 (DE 11,4), respectivamente. La mediana del índice de fragilidad fue 1 (rango: 0-5). Los índices de fragilidad de los estudios incluidos no se correlacionaron significativamente con ninguna característica del estudio.LIMITACIONES:Muestra pequeña, heterogeneidad y falta de inclusión de estudios con resultados continuos.CONCLUSIONES:Los ensayos aleatorios que evalúan las intervenciones quirúrgicas y médicas para la enfermedad diverticular no son sólidos. Cambiar un solo evento de resultado en la mayoría de los estudios fue suficiente para que un hallazgo estadísticamente significativo del estudio no fuera significativo. (Traducción- Dr. Ingrid Melo ).
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Serrano González J, Román García de León L, Galindo Jara P, Lucena de la Poza JL, Sánchez Movilla A, Colao García L, García Schiever JG, Varillas Delgado D. Non-antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis is applicable and safe in our environment. A prospective multicenter study. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2024; 116:140-147. [PMID: 37929981 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2023.9737/2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION acute diverticulitis is one of the most frequent underlying causes behind individuals attending the Emergency Room with abdominal pain. The most widespread therapy for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis includes outpatient treatment with antibiotics; however, several publications indicate that patients can also be successfully treated without antibiotics. The results of the implementation of this more recent protocol in two hospitals in Madrid are presented. METHODS an observational prospective study was performed. Participants were patients diagnosed with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis at two hospitals in Madrid, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón and Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, between December 2018 and August 2021, treated on an outpatient basis without antibiotic therapy. The study group was compared with a control group, composed of patients diagnosed with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis and treated with outpatient antibiotic therapy at Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro between March 2015 and March 2018. RESULTS three hundred and sixty-one patients were included, 182 in the study group and 179 in the control group. Diverticulitis was persistent in 19 patients (10.4 %) in the study group, who were not treated with antibiotics, and in five patients (2.8 %) in the control group, treated with outpatient antibiotic therapy (p = 0.004). Recurrences occurred in 23 patients (12.6 %) in the study group, and in 53 patients (29.6 %) in the control group (p < 0.0001). The analysis of the complications found no significant differences between both groups (p = 0.109). No urgent surgical intervention or mortality was recorded in the study group. CONCLUSIONS in our environment, symptomatic non-antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis cases is safe, without showing a higher rate of complications. Although, there seems to be a worse initial symptom control.
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Sabbagh C, Beyer-Berjot L, Ouaissi M, Zerbib P, Bridoux V, Manceau G, Karoui M, Panis Y, Buscail E, Venara A, Khaoudy I, Gaillard M, Ortega-Deballon P, Viennet M, Thobie A, Menahem B, Eveno C, Bonnel C, Mabrut JY, Badic B, Godet C, Eid Y, Duchalais E, Lakkis Z, Cotte E, Laforest A, Defourneaux V, Maggiorri L, Rebibo L, Christou N, Talal A, Mege D, Bonnamy C, Germain A, Mauvais F, Tresallet C, Ahmed O, Regimbeau JM, Roudie J, Laurent A, Trilling B, Bertrand M, Massalou D, Romain B, Tranchart H, Giger U, Dejardin O, Pellegrin A, Alves A. Risk factors for severe morbidity and definitive stoma after elective surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis: a multicenter national cohort study. Tech Coloproctol 2024; 28:34. [PMID: 38369674 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02906-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND In the decision to perform elective surgery, it is of great interest to have data about the outcomes of surgery to individualize patients who could safely undergo sigmoid resection. The aim of this study was to provide information on the outcomes of elective sigmoid resection for sigmoid diverticular disease (SDD) at a national level. METHODS All consecutive patients who had elective surgery for SDD (2010-2021) were included in this retrospective, multicenter, cohort study. Patients were identified from institutional review board-approved databases in French member centers of the French Surgical Association. The endpoints of the study were the early and the long-term postoperative outcomes and an evaluation of the risk factors for 90-day severe postoperative morbidity and a definitive stoma after an elective sigmoidectomy for SDD. RESULTS In total, 4617 patients were included. The median [IQR] age was 61 [18.0;100] years, the mean ± SD body mass index (BMI) was 26.8 ± 4 kg/m2, and 2310 (50%) were men. The indications for surgery were complicated diverticulitis in 50% and smoldering diverticulitis in 47.4%. The procedures were performed laparoscopically for 88% and with an anastomosis for 83.8%. The severe complication rate on postoperative day 90 was 11.7%, with a risk of anastomotic leakage of 4.7%. The independent risk factors in multivariate analysis were an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score ≥ 3, an open approach, and perioperative blood transfusion. Age, perioperative blood transfusion, and Hartmann's procedure were the three independent risk factors for a permanent stoma. CONCLUSIONS This series provides a real-life picture of elective sigmoidectomy for SDD at a national level. TRIAL REGISTRATION Comité National Information et Liberté (CNIL) (n°920361).
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- C Sabbagh
- Department of Digestive Surgery Service, Amiens University Hospital, Rond Point du Pr Cabrol, 80054, Amiens Cedex 01, France.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, North University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological, Endocrine, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant, Trousseau Hospital, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Huriez Hospital, Universite Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Department of Surgery, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Colorectal Surgery Center, Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, Neuilly, France
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- Department of Surgery, CHU Toulouse-Rangueil and Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Le Havre Hospital, Le Havre, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Bocage, Dijon, France
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- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Bocage, Dijon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Avranches-Granville Hospital, Avranches, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nord-Essonne Hospital, Longjumeau, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Croix Rousse University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Memorial Hospital of Saint-Lô, Saint-Lô, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Robert Bisson Hospital, Lisieux, France
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- Department of Oncological, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Lyon Sud, Lyon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Montsouris Institut, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Université Paris VII, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oesogastric and Bariatric Surgery, Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Limoges Hospital, Limoges, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Argentan Hospital, Argentan, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Bayeux Hospital, Bayeux, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, CHRU Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Beauvais Hospital, Beauvais, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, Avicenne University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, Avicenne University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery Service, Amiens University Hospital, Rond Point du Pr Cabrol, 80054, Amiens Cedex 01, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Martinique Hospital, Fort-de-France, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Créteil Hospital, Créteil, France
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- Department of Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Universitary Hospital of Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital L'Archet, Nice University, Nice, France
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Digestive Surgery, Antoine Beclere Hospital, AP-HP, Clamart, France
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- ANTICIPE, Inserm Unity, UMR 1086, Caen, France
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- ANTICIPE, Inserm Unity, UMR 1086, Caen, France
- Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery Service, Amiens University Hospital, Rond Point du Pr Cabrol, 80054, Amiens Cedex 01, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France
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Williamson AJ, Cain BT, Hoggan TJ, Larsen MW, Kimball ER, Bloomquist K, Galyean P, Zickmund S, Cohan JN. Challenges and Opportunities in the Elective Management of Diverticulitis: Perspectives From a National Sample of Colorectal Surgeons. Dis Colon Rectum 2024; 67:264-272. [PMID: 37787524 PMCID: PMC10841111 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diverticulitis is a complex, heterogeneous disease process that affects a diverse population of patients. In the elective management of this disease, treatment guidelines have shifted toward patient-centered, individualized decision-making. It is not known what challenges surgeons face as they approach these nuanced treatment decisions in practice. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify opportunities to support colorectal surgeons in elective diverticulitis treatment. DESIGN This was a qualitative study using standardized, semistructured interviews to explore the perspectives of 29 colorectal surgeons recruited using a purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed using an "open-coding" approach. SETTINGS Interviews with a national sample of colorectal surgeons were conducted from a single center using an online video platform. PATIENTS This study did not involve patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Interviews explored surgeons' experiences treating diverticulitis in the elective setting, focusing on perceived challenges in providing patient-centered care as well as opportunities to improve treatment decisions. RESULTS Our qualitative analysis identified an overarching challenge in elective diverticulitis management for surgeons: difficulty ensuring adequate patient understanding of the risks and benefits of various treatments. This was thought to be due to 1) preexisting patient expectations about treatment and 2) lack of data regarding long-term treatment outcomes. Surgeons identified 2 potential opportunities to combat these challenges: 1) patient education and 2) additional research regarding treatment outcomes, with potential for the development of diverticulitis-specific decision support tools. LIMITATIONS These results are based on a national sample of colorectal surgeons, but they capture qualitative data that is not intended to provide generalizable findings. CONCLUSIONS As surgeons work toward providing individualized care for diverticulitis patients, they find it difficult to adequately counsel patients regarding the patient-specific risks of various treatments. The results of this study identify specific contributors to this problem as well as potential targets for intervention, which can guide future efforts to support surgeons in providing patient-centered care. See Video Abstract . DESAFOS Y OPORTUNIDADES EN EL MANEJO ELECTIVO DE LA DIVERTICULITIS PERSPECTIVAS DE UNA MUESTRA NACIONAL DE CIRUJANOS COLORRECTALES ANTECEDENTES:La diverticulitis es un proceso patológico complejo y heterogéneo que afecta a una población diversa de pacientes. En el manejo electivo de esta enfermedad, las pautas de tratamiento se han desplazado hacia una toma de decisiones individualizada y centrada en el paciente. No se sabe qué desafíos enfrentan los cirujanos al abordar estas decisiones de tratamiento matizadas en la práctica.OBJETIVO:Identificar oportunidades para apoyar a los cirujanos colorrectales en el tratamiento electivo de la diverticulitis.DISEÑO:Este fue un estudio cualitativo que utilizó entrevistas semiestructuradas estandarizadas para explorar las perspectivas de 29 cirujanos colorrectales reclutados mediante una técnica de muestreo intencional. Los datos se analizaron utilizando un enfoque de "codificación abierta".ESCENARIO:Las entrevistas con una muestra nacional de cirujanos colorrectales se realizaron desde un solo centro utilizando una plataforma de video en línea.PRINCIPALES MEDIDAS DE RESULTADO:Las entrevistas exploraron las experiencias de los cirujanos en el tratamiento de la diverticulitis en el entorno electivo, centrándose en los desafíos percibidos en la prestación de atención centrada en el paciente, así como en las oportunidades para mejorar las decisiones de tratamiento.RESULTADOS:Nuestro análisis cualitativo identificó un desafío general en el manejo de la diverticulitis electiva para los cirujanos: la dificultad para asegurar que el paciente comprenda adecuadamente los riesgos y beneficios de los diversos tratamientos. Se pensó que esto se debía a 1) las expectativas preexistentes del paciente sobre el tratamiento y 2) la falta de datos sobre los resultados del tratamiento a largo plazo. Los cirujanos identificaron dos oportunidades potenciales para combatir estos desafíos: 1) educación del paciente y 2) investigación adicional sobre los resultados del tratamiento, con potencial para el desarrollo de herramientas de apoyo a la toma de decisiones específicas para la diverticulitis.LIMITACIONES:Estos resultados se basan en una muestra nacional de cirujanos colorrectales, pero capturan datos cualitativos que no pretenden proporcionar hallazgos generalizables.CONCLUSIONES:A medida que los cirujanos trabajan para brindar atención individualizada a los pacientes con diverticulitis, les resulta difícil aconsejar adecuadamente a los pacientes sobre los riesgos específicos de los pacientes para los diversos tratamientos. Los resultados de este estudio identifican contribuyentes específicos a este problema, así como objetivos potenciales para la intervención, que pueden guiar los esfuerzos futuros para ayudar a los cirujanos a brindar atención centrada en el paciente. (Traducción-Dr. Felipe Bellolio ).
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- Division of General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Qualitative Research Core, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Qualitative Research Core, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Qualitative Research Core, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Qualitative Research Core, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Long B, Werner J, Gottlieb M. Emergency medicine updates: Acute diverticulitis. Am J Emerg Med 2024; 76:1-6. [PMID: 37956503 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Acute diverticulitis is a condition commonly seen in the emergency department (ED). Therefore, it is important for emergency medicine clinicians to be aware of the current evidence regarding the diagnosis and management of this disease. OBJECTIVE This paper evaluates key evidence-based updates concerning acute diverticulitis for the emergency clinician. DISCUSSION Diverticulitis is a complication of diverticulosis and most commonly affects the sigmoid and descending colon in Western countries. History and examination can suggest the diagnosis, with abdominal pain and tenderness in the left lower quadrant being the most common symptom and sign, respectively. Change in bowel habits and fever may also occur. Laboratory testing may demonstrate leukocytosis or an elevated C-reactive protein. Imaging options can include computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis with intravenous contrast, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or ultrasound (US), though most classification systems for diverticulitis incorporate CT findings. While the majority of diverticulitis cases are uncomplicated, complications may affect up to 25% of patients. Treatment of complicated diverticulitis requires antibiotics and surgical consultation. Antibiotics are not required in select patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis. Appropriate patients for supportive care without antibiotics should be well-appearing, have pain adequately controlled, be able to tolerate oral intake, be able to follow up, have no complications, and have no immunocompromise or severe comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS An understanding of literature updates can improve the ED care of patients with acute diverticulitis.
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- Brit Long
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Schaeffer HD, Smelser DT, Rao HS, Haley JS, Long KC, Slipak SH, Carey DJ, Hoffman RL. Development of a Polygenic Risk Score to Predict Diverticulitis. Dis Colon Rectum 2024; 67:254-263. [PMID: 37844217 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite its prevalence and associated morbidity, we remain limited in our ability to predict the course of a patient with diverticular disease. Although several clinical and genetic risk factors have been identified, we do not know how these factors relate to one another. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to determine whether a polygenic risk score could improve risk prediction for diverticulitis and recurrent diverticulitis compared with a model using only clinical factors. DESIGN This is an observational study. SETTING The study examines the predictive ability of a polygenic risk score for diverticulitis developed using prior genome-wide association studies and validated using the MyCode biobank. PATIENTS This study included patients of European ancestry in the Geisinger Health System who were enrolled in the MyCode Community Health biobanking program. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The ability of a polygenic risk score to predict diverticulosis, diverticulitis, and recurrent diverticulitis was the main outcome measure of this study. RESULTS A total of 60,861 patients were included, of whom 9912 (16.3%) had diverticulosis or diverticulitis (5015 with diverticulosis and 4897 with diverticulitis). When divided into deciles, our polygenic risk score stratified patients by risk of both diverticulosis and diverticulitis with a 2-fold difference in disease risk between the highest and lowest deciles for diverticulitis and a 4.8-fold difference for recurrent complicated diverticulitis. When compared with clinical factors alone, our polygenic risk score was able to improve risk prediction of recurrent diverticulitis. LIMITATIONS Our population is largely located in a single geographic region and were classified by disease status, using international classification of diseases codes. CONCLUSIONS This predictive model stratifies patients based on genetic risk for diverticular disease. The increased frequency of recurrent disease in our high-risk patients suggests that a polygenic risk score, in addition to other factors, may help guide the discussion regarding surgical intervention. See Video Abstract . DESARROLLO DE UNA PUNTUACIN DE RIESGO POLIGNICO PARA PREDECIR LA DIVERTICULITIS ANTECEDENTES:A pesar de su prevalencia y morbilidad asociada, nuestra capacidad para predecir el curso en un paciente con enfermedad diverticular sigue siendo limitada. Si bien se han identificado varios factores de riesgo clínicos y genéticos, no sabemos cómo se relacionan estos factores entre sí.OBJETIVO:Determinar si una puntuación de riesgo poligénico podría mejorar la predicción del riesgo de diverticulitis y diverticulitis recurrente en comparación con un modelo que utiliza solo factores clínicos.DISEÑO:Un estudio observacional que examina la capacidad predictiva de una puntuación de riesgo poligénico para la diverticulitis desarrollada usando estudios previos de asociación amplia del genoma y validada usando el biobanco MyCode.ÁMBITOS Y PACIENTES:Pacientes de ascendencia europea en el Sistema de Salud Geisinger que estaban inscritos en el programa de biobancos MyCode Community Health.PRINCIPALES MEDIDAS DE VALORACIÓN:La capacidad de una puntuación de riesgo poligénico para predecir diverticulosis, diverticulitis y diverticulitis recurrente.RESULTADOS:Se incluyeron un total de 60.861 pacientes, de los cuales 9.912 (16,3%) presentaban diverticulosis o diverticulitis (5.015 con diverticulosis y 4.897 con diverticulitis). Cuando se dividió en deciles, nuestra puntuación de riesgo poligénico estratificó a los pacientes según el riesgo de diverticulosis y diverticulitis con una diferencia de 2 veces en el riesgo de enfermedad entre los deciles más alto y más bajo para diverticulitis y una diferencia de 4,8 veces para diverticulitis complicada recurrente. En comparación con los factores clínicos solos, nuestra puntuación de riesgo poligénico pudo mejorar la predicción del riesgo de diverticulitis recurrente.LIMITACIONES:Nuestra población se encuentra en gran parte en una sola región geográfica y se clasificó por estado de enfermedad utilizando códigos de clasificación internacional de enfermedades.CONCLUSIONES:Este modelo predictivo estratifica a los pacientes en función del riesgo genético de enfermedad diverticular. La mayor frecuencia de enfermedad recurrente en nuestros pacientes de alto riesgo sugiere que un puntaje de riesgo poligénico, además de otros factores, puede ayudar a guiar la discusión sobre la intervención quirúrgica. (Traducción- Dr. Ingrid Melo ).
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- H David Schaeffer
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania
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Agresta F, Montori G, Podda M, Ortenzi M, Giordano A, Bergamini C, Mazzarolo G, Licitra E, Gobbi T, Procida G, Borgo AD, Botteri E, Ansaloni L, Fugazzola P, Savino G, Guerrieri M, Campanile FC, Sartori A, Petz W, Silecchia G, di Saverio S, Catena F, Agrusa A, Salemi M, Morales-Conde S, Arezzo A. Diverticulitis, surgery, evidence-based medicine, and the Steve Jobs' dots: a narrative review. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2024; 50:81-91. [PMID: 37747500 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-023-02362-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Emergency treatment of acute diverticulitis remains a hazy field. Despite a number of clinical studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), guidelines and surgical societies recommendations, the most critical hot topics have yet to be addressed. METHODS Literature research from 1963 until today was performed. Data regarding the principal RCTs and observational studies were summarized in descriptive tables. In particular we aimed to focus on the following topics: the role of laparoscopy, the acute care setting, the RCTs, guidelines, observational studies and classifications proposed by literature, the problem in case of a pandemic, and the importance of adapting treatment /place/surgeon conditions. RESULTS In the evaluation of these points we did not try to find any prospective evolution of the concepts achievements. On the contrary we simply report the individuals strands of research from a retrospective point of view, similarly to what Steve Jobes said: "you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future". We have finally obtained what can be defined "a narrative review of the literature on diverticulitis". CONCLUSIONS Not only evidence-based medicine but also the contextualization, as also the role of 'competent' surgeons, should guide to novel approach in acute diverticulitis management.
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- Ferdinando Agresta
- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Clinica di Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Surgery Department, Emergency Surgery Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Surgery Department, Emergency Surgery Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Clinica di Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale di Montebelluna, Montebelluna, Italy
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University La Sapienza of Rome, Latina, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, ASUR Marche, AV5, Hospital of San Benedetto del Tronto, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, "Bufalini" Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Medical Director of ULSS 2Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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