Diverticulitis is a common gastrointestinal disease that still garners significant attention and study because of its heterogeneity in presentation and outcome. We provide a review of the newest and most controversial topics in diverticulitis. Recent discoveries on the influence of diet and other environmental risk factors are discussed, showing how the epidemiology of the disease process is shifting away from what was previously felt to be a disorder primarily limited to older western populations. Interestingly, as has long been suspected, genetic mutations and variations associated with the development of diverticulitis are being discovered and are summarized here. The data for non-operative and outpatient management of diverticulitis are reviewed, as are pharmacologic agents studied for use in the secondary prevention of diverticulitis. Lastly, we present controversies in the surgical treatment of diverticulitis. This review will provide a synopsis of the last 5 years ofliterature relating to diverticulitis.
Keywords Diverticulitis, epidemiology, etiology, management
Ann Gastroenterol 2022; 35 (1): 8-16
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Ιατρική και Επιστήμες Υγείας ▶ Κλινική Ιατρική Gastroenterology
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English
Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
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1792-7463
1108-7471
Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 35, No 1 (2022); 8
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