Those with a fistula or persistent abscesses should also be assessed for surgical intervention. This can be either an open or laparoscopic resection, with the decision being made by the responsible consultant. Treatment of peritonitis is divided into its causes (purulent vs faeculant). Patients wi...
Value of CT for acute left-colonic diverticulitis: the surgeon’s view. Dig Dis. 2012;30(1):51-55.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 6. Ambrosetti P, Becker C, Terrier F. Colonic diverticulitis: impact of imaging on surgical management: a prospective study of 542 patients. Eur Radiol. 2002;...
Three sets of moderating factors influencing patient choice were identified: clinical history (eg, source of diagnosis, multiple surgeries), clinical protocols (eg, pre-op and post-op education), and provider-specific factors (eg, specialty, choice of surgeon).#Patients view the decision to ...
How very different are the views current today. Noer and his colleagues (1962),2 in an analysis of 245 patients who presented with rectal bleeding, decided that in 62 of these patients the cause was diverticulitis. Fallis and Marshall (1950)3 went so far as to say that 展开 ...
Afterwards, the patient is instructed to turn on his right side to improve water distribution and is then positioned supine for CT acquisition. Alternatively, incontinent patients may have an enema performed using an inflatable balloon tip. Unless contraindicated, we routinely administer pharmacological ...
Eight patients with grade 4 diverticulitis had conversion to an open Hartmann's procedure. The remaining 92 patients were managed by laparoscopic lavage, with morbidity and mortality rates of 4 and 3 per cent respectively. Two patients required postoperative intervention for a pelvic abscess. Only ...
educationExperienceSigmoidectomyDiverticulitisPurpose Adequate training and close supervision by an experienced surgeon are crucial to assure the patient safety during laparoscopic training. This study evaluated the impact of tutorial assistance on the duration of surgery and postoperative complications after ...
We aimed to analyze the safety and feasibility of a structured outpatient treatment pathway for AUD in a tertiary hospital. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort analysis of patients who underwent outpatient management for AUD at the Geneva University Hospitals from 2019 to 2021. ...