Examples of diverticulitis in the following topics:
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- If these diverticula become inflamed or infected, the condition is referred to as diverticulitis .
- Complicated colonic diverticulosis, also known as diverticulitis, is uncommon but can be highly dangerous.
- While a good history is often sufficient to form a diagnosis of diverticulosis or diverticulitis, it is important to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other pathology, notably colorectal cancer, and complications.
- Contrast CT is the investigation of choice in acute episodes of diverticulitis and where complications exist.
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- Examples include perforation of the distal esophagus, of the stomach by a peptic ulcer or gastric carcinoma, of the duodenum, of the remaining intestine by appendicitis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), intestinal infarction, intestinal strangulation, colorectal carcinoma, or of the gallbladder.
- If properly treated, typical cases of surgically correctable peritonitis (e.g., perforated peptic ulcer, appendicitis, and diverticulitis) have a mortality rate of <10% in otherwise healthy patients, which rises to about 40% in the elderly, and/or in those with significant underlying illness, as well as in cases that present late (after 48 hours).