Interpretation of the World Society of Emergency Surgery Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Left Colonic Diverticulitis in the Elderly (2022 edition).
10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20220903-00374
- VernacularTitle:世界急诊外科学会《老年急性左侧结肠憩室炎的诊治指南（2022年版）》解读
- Author:
De Quan XU
1
;
Li Min HOU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Aged;
Diverticulitis, Colonic/surgery*;
Surgeons
- From:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
2023;61(1):29-32
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Acute colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in the acute setting. Acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. Elderly patients have a lower risk of recurrent episodes, higher in-hospital and postoperative mortality. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) formulated the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly (2022 edition). This article aims to interpret the guidelines statements on the following topics: diagnosis, management, non-surgical therapy and surgical technique.
