Percutaneous drainage of pericolic abscess (although an invasive procedure), was allowed to be included as part of the conservative treatment of patients with diverticulitis when data for patients ...

Other common symptoms of diverticulitis can include: Complications from diverticulitis, such as a fistula, abscess, or bowel perforation can cause other symptoms. Less common symptoms of ...

“Complicated diverticulitis is defined by the presence of a more advanced disease, such as perforation, abscess, fistula, intestinal obstruction, or bleeding,” Bulsiewicz says ...

There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...

blood in the stool and crampy abdominal pain and possibly complications such as diverticular abscess, fistula formation, bowel obstruction or bowel perforation. After one episode or attack of ...