Diverticulitis.
Diverticulitis is an important complication of diverticulosis that affects only 10% to 20% of patients with this condition. Medical and surgical aspects of management of diverticulitis are discussed in this article. Some unusual and less well-known complications and manifestations of this common clinical problem are also described. This disease remains a challenging problem that demands sound clinical judgement by the internist and the surgeon.
Department of Medicine, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
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D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003125:Colostomy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography