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Diverticulosis and Acute Diverticulitis
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 08/24/09
Touzios JG et al. – Colonic diverticulosis is a common, usually asymptomatic, entity of Western countries, with an incidence that increases with age. When these diverticula become infected and inflamed, patients can present with a wide variety of clinical manifestations. Management of acute, uncomplicated diverticulitis can often be treated successfully with antibiotics alone and the decision to proceed with more aggressive measures.
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