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Preoperative staging of perforated diverticulitis by computed tomography scanning

  • By

  • M. P. M. Gielens

  • I. M. Mulder

  • E. van der Harst

  • M. P. Gosselink

  • K. J. Kraal

  • H. T. Teng

  • J. F. Lange

  • J. Vermeulen

  • June 30, 2012

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    Diverticular disease is increasingly common in Western countries, with 10-25% of diverticulosis cases developing symptomatic diverticulitis.

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    Perforated diverticulitis can lead to significant postoperative mortality, ranging from 4% to 26%, regardless of surgical approach.

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    Computed tomography (CT) scanning is the preferred method for assessing the severity of perforated diverticulitis before surgery.

  • 4

    In this study, 64% of patients were accurately staged by CT according to the Hinchey classification, demonstrating high inter-observer agreement.

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    The use of rectal contrast did not significantly improve the accuracy of CT scanning for staging perforated diverticulitis.

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Preoperative staging of perforated diverticulitis by computed tomography scanning

  • by M. P. M. Gielens, I. M. Mulder, E. van der Harst, M. P. Gosselink, K. J. Kraal, H. T. Teng, J. F. Lange, J. Vermeulen

  • June 30, 2012

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