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- Title
Paradigm shift: the Copernican revolution in diverticular disease.
- Authors
Zullo, Angelo; Gatta, Luigi; Vassallo, Roberto; De Francesco, Vincenzo; Manta, Raffaele; Monica, Fabio; Fiorini, Giulia; Vaira, Dino
- Abstract
Diverticular disease (DD) is an umbrella definition that includes different clinical conditions ranging from diverticulosis to severe and potentially life-threatening complications. In the last decade, new concepts regarding pathogenetic alterations have been developed, while the diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic approaches to the management of DD patients have changed. The protective role of dietary factors (i.e., fiber) has been questioned, whilst some drugs widely used in clinical practice have been found to have a deleterious effect. The use of antibiotics in all patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis was reconsidered, as well as the need for a surgical approach in these patients. Conflicting recommendations in different guidelines were proposed for the treatment of symptomatic uncomplicated DD. An endoscopic classification of DD was introduced, and a "curative" endoscopic approach has been pioneered. Based on these observations, which together amount to a kind of "Copernican revolution" in the management of DD patients, we performed a comprehensive and critical reappraisal of the proposed modifications, aiming to discriminate between certainties and doubts on this issue.
- Subjects
DIVERTICULOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; REVOLUTIONS; DRUG abuse; PATHOLOGY
- Publication
Annals of Gastroenterology, 2019, Vol 32, Issue 6, p541
- ISSN
1108-7471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20524/aog.2019.0410