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OpenAlex, 2015

DOI: 10.60692/0y4cg-1dd37

OpenAlex, 2015

DOI: 10.60692/e2mry-1nj20

BioMed Central, World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 1(10), 2015

DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-10-3

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A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis

Journal article published in 2015 by Massimo Sartelli, Frederick A. Moore, Luca Ansaloni ORCID, Salomone Di Saverio, Federico Coccolini, Ewen A. Griffiths, Raul Coimbra ORCID, Ferdinando Agresta, Boris Sakakushev, Carlos A. Ordoñez, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Aleksandar Karamarkovic, Goran Augustin ORCID, David Costa Navarro, David Costa Navarro and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) imaging is the most appropriate diagnostic tool to confirm suspected left colonic diverticulitis. However, the utility of CT imaging goes beyond accurate diagnosis of diverticulitis; the grade of severity on CT imaging may drive treatment planning of patients presenting with acute diverticulitis. The appropriate management of left colon acute diverticulitis remains still debated because of the vast spectrum of clinical presentations and different approaches to treatment proposed. The authors present a new simple classification system based on both CT scan results driving decisions making management of acute diverticulitis that may be universally accepted for day to day practice.