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- Title
Multicentre study of non‐surgical management of diverticulitis with abscess formation.
- Authors
Lambrichts, D. P. V.; Bolkenstein, H. E.; van der Does, D. C. H. E.; Dieleman, D.; Crolla, R. M. P. H.; Dekker, J. W. T.; van Duijvendijk, P.; Gerhards, M. F.; Nienhuijs, S. W.; Menon, A. G.; de Graaf, E. J. R.; Consten, E. C. J.; Draaisma, W. A.; Broeders, I. A. M. J.; Bemelman, W. A.; Lange, J. F.
- Abstract
This multicentre retrospective cohort study included 447 patients with Hinchey Ib and II diverticular abscesses, who were treated with antibiotics, with or without percutaneous drainage. Abscesses of 3 and 5 cm in size were at higher risk of short‐term treatment failure and emergency surgery respectively. Initial non‐surgical treatment of Hinchey Ib and II diverticular abscesses was comparable between patients treated with antibiotics only and those who underwent percutaneous drainage in combination with antibiotics, with regard to short‐ and long‐term outcomes. Most do not need drainage
- Subjects
DIVERTICULITIS; SURGICAL emergencies; ABSCESSES; DRAINAGE; COHORT analysis; ANTIBIOTICS
- Publication
British Journal of Surgery, 2019, Vol 106, Issue 4, p458
- ISSN
0007-1323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bjs.11129