Interpretation of the World Society of Emergency Surgery Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Left Colonic Diverticulitis in the Elderly (2022 edition) / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
; (12): 29-32, 2023.
Article
in Zh
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ABSTRACT
Acute colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in the acute setting. Acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. Elderly patients have a lower risk of recurrent episodes, higher in-hospital and postoperative mortality. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) formulated the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly (2022 edition). This article aims to interpret the guidelines statements on the following topics: diagnosis, management, non-surgical therapy and surgical technique.
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Main subject:
Diverticulitis, Colonic
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Surgeons
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Year:
2023
Type:
Article