Evidence reviews – November 2019
The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the recommendations:
- Prevention of diverticular disease in patients with diverticulosis
- Symptoms and signs of diverticular disease
- Diagnosis of diverticular disease
- Management of diverticular disease
- Management of recurrent diverticular disease
- Referral criteria for acute diverticulitis
- Diagnostic tests for acute diverticulitis
- Non-surgical management of acute diverticulitis
- Indications for surgery
- Timing of surgery for complicated acute diverticulitis
- Laparoscopic versus open sigmoid resection for acute diverticulitis
- Management of complicated acute diverticulitis – extent of colectomy
- Primary versus secondary anastomosis (timing of anastomosis) in complicated acute diverticulitis
- Percutaneous drainage versus resectional surgery for the management of abscesses
- Laparoscopic lavage for the management of bowel perforations
- Management of recurrent acute diverticulitis
- Information and support
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