You may not have heard of diverticulitis – unless you've suffered through a bout of it – but by the age of 50, you have a ...

These pouches are usually harmless, but in some cases they can become inflamed or infected – a condition known by the slightly different name of diverticulitis. Around 70 per cent of people in western ...

Certain drugs can aggravate diverticulitis, leading to a higher risk of complications like bleeding and holes in the colon. Learn which medications to avoid.

Causes of pain in your lower left abdomen may include diverticulitis, gas, IBS, kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy, or testicular torsion.

Diverticulitis flare-ups can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever. Learn how to spot a flare-up and tips to prevent them.

Objective Diverticular disease is a common complex disorder characterised by mucosal outpouchings of the colonic wall that manifests through complications such as diverticulitis, perforation and ...

Objective To determine the risk of developing complicated colonic diverticular disease (CCDD) with prior episodes of acute diverticulitis and determine the mortality of the spectrum of CCDD. Design ...

OBJECTIVE: We investigated surgical complications of elective surgery for diverticulitis in international multi-institution to identify a prediction model for potential opportunities of quality ...

Postoperative ileus rates are lower overall but remain higher across academic hospitals and those of a larger size.