The outcomes of right-sided and left-sided colonic diverticulitis following non-operative management: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: World journal of emergency surgery Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 56
• Main Authors: Huang, Sih-Shiang, Sung, Chih-Wei, Wang, Hsiu-Po, Lien, Wan-Ching
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.11.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abscesses; Age; Analysis; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotics; Bias; Colonic diverticulitis; Diverticulitis; Diverticulitis, Colonic - surgery; Gender; Humans; Left-sided; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Meta-analysis; Non-operative management; Recurrence; Review; Right-sided; Risk Factors; Surgery; Systematic review; Treatment failure; Asia; Left-sided; Recurrence; Treatment failure; Right-sided; Non-operative management; Colonic diverticulitis

There is no sufficient overview of outcomes in right-sided and left-sided colonic diverticulitis (CD) following non-operative management. This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the recurrence/treatment failure in right-sided and left-sided CD. A systematic review was conducted following PR...