Acute Diverticulitis
Publication Date: December 1, 2015
Key Points
Key Points
Acute diverticulitis is defined as clinically evident macroscopic inflammation of a diverticulum or diverticula.
Acute diverticulitis occurs in <10% of patients with diverticulosis.
10–20% of those patients will have complicated disease, defined as an abscess, perforation, fistula, or colonic obstruction.
10–25% of patients who have a first attack of diverticulitis will have a subsequent recurrence.
Antibiotics are often prescribed for acute diverticulitis, but can often be avoided in mild cases.
A colonoscopy should generally be performed after resolution of acute diverticulitis if not recently done.
The AGA suggests a fiber-rich diet and physical activity after resolution of acute diverticulitis.
Acute diverticulitis occurs in <10% of patients with diverticulosis.
10–20% of those patients will have complicated disease, defined as an abscess, perforation, fistula, or colonic obstruction.
10–25% of patients who have a first attack of diverticulitis will have a subsequent recurrence.
Antibiotics are often prescribed for acute diverticulitis, but can often be avoided in mild cases.
A colonoscopy should generally be performed after resolution of acute diverticulitis if not recently done.
The AGA suggests a fiber-rich diet and physical activity after resolution of acute diverticulitis.
Management
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