Prevention of complications of colonic diverticular disease in outpatient practice

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The literature review gives an update on the frequency and risk factors of complications of colonic diverticular disease, the results of recent investigations, which suggest the success and safety of outpatient treatment for uncomplicated acute diverticulitis. It evaluates the efficacy of pharmacological agents from different groups in preventing complications of colonic diverticular disease.

Keywords:

diverticulitis

outpatient treatment

dietary fibers

mesalazine

probiotics

butyrate

non-absorbable antibiotics

Authors:

Levchenko S.V.

Kafedra terapii, geriatrii i profilaktiki FPDO "Moskovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ mediko-stomatologicheskiĭ universitet"

Komissarenko I.A.

A.I. Evdokumov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Lazebnik L.B.

A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

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