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* '''Complicated diverticulitis''' includes diverticulitis associated with uncontained, free perforation with systemic inflammatory response, fistula, abscess, stricture, or obstruction |
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* '''Uncomplicated diverticulitis''' is diverticulitis not meeting the above definition, and includes microperforation with small amounts of contained, extraluminal gas without systemic inflammatory response |
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Revision as of 01:08, 3 March 2021
Clinical Manifestations
- Complicated diverticulitis includes diverticulitis associated with uncontained, free perforation with systemic inflammatory response, fistula, abscess, stricture, or obstruction
- Uncomplicated diverticulitis is diverticulitis not meeting the above definition, and includes microperforation with small amounts of contained, extraluminal gas without systemic inflammatory response
Management
- For uncomplicated diverticulitis:
- Observation alone, or
- Ten days of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (preferred), or a combination of fluoroquinolone and metronidazole
