But when it comes to diverticulitis, acetaminophen is your best bet ... surgery is considered as treatment for diverticulitis. First, if there’s a perforation, abscess, fistula, or intestinal ...

It is unclear what the best treatment option is for younger patients (<50 years), namely whether elective surgery should be considered with the first episode of diverticulitis. There is still ...

Addressing diverticulitis early can help prevent it from progressing to more severe stages that may require more intensive treatment ... complications like an abscess or perforation, surgical ...

Exploratory laparotomy revealed multiple diverticular outpouchings in the mid-jejunum, one of which was perforated, contained within the mesentery. Resection of the contained abscess and primary ...

A man in his 70s presented with acute sigmoid diverticulitis ... a less invasive treatment option. Following in-depth discussion with interventional radiology, the decision was made to place a ...

Introduction Accepted practice following resolution of medically treated acute diverticulitis is to perform subsequent ... conservatively with antibiotics and radiologically-guided abscess drainage if ...

with the first episode of diverticulitis to develop recurrence of the disease during his/her rest of the life is low. It is unclear what the best treatment option for younger patients (<50 years ...