WGO Graded Evidence: Diverticular Disease

Level: Clinical Trials: 9 Abstracts

Legend:   : Special Mention  : Important  : Very Important  : Key Development
	Primary anastomosis vs. Hartmann's procedure in patients undergoing emergency left colectomy for perforated diverticulitis. Zingg U, Pasternak I, Dietrich M, Seifert B, Oertli D, Metzger U, Colorectal Dis. 2008 Oct 1;
	Involvement of central immunity in uncomplicated diverticular disease. Cianci R, Iacopini F, Petruzziello L, Cammarota G, Pandolfi F, Costamagna G, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2009;44(1):108-15
	Continuous versus cyclic mesalazine therapy for patients affected by recurrent symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease of the colon. A Tursi, G Brandimarte, GM Giorgetti, W Elisei, Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Mar:671-4
	Interaction between rifaximin and dietary fibre in patients with diverticular disease. R D'Incà, F Pomerri, MG Vettorato, E Dal Pont, V Di Leo, A Ferronato, V Medici, GC Sturniolo, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Apr 1:771-9
	Prevention of complications and symptomatic recurrences in diverticular disease with mesalazine: a 12-month follow-up. G Comparato, L Fanigliulo, LG Cavallaro, G Aragona, GM Cavestro, V Iori, M Maino, G Mazzocchi, P Muzzetto, G Colla, M Sianesi, A Franzé, FD Mario, Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Nov:2934-41
Supplementary evidence:
	Efficacy of mesalazine in the treatment of symptomatic diverticular disease. F Di Mario, G Aragona, G Leandro, G Comparato, L Fanigliulo, LG Cavallaro, GM Cavestro, V Iori, M Maino, AM Moussa, A Gnocchi, G Mazzocchi, A Franzé, Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Mar:581-6
	Laparoscopic approach to treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis: changes in the spectrum of indications and results of a prospective, multicenter study on 1,545 patients. H Scheidbach, C Schneider, J Rose, J Konradt, E Gross, E Bærlehner, M Pross, U Schmidt, F K&oeig;ckerling, H Lippert, Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Nov:1883-8
	Rifaximin improves symptoms of acquired uncomplicated diverticular disease of the colon. G Latella, MT Pimpo, S Sottili, M Zippi, A Viscido, M Chiaramonte, G Frieri, Int J Colorectal Dis. 2003 Jan:55-62
	The LAPDIV-CAMIC Study. Multicenter prospective randomized study of short-term and intermediate-term outcome of laparoscopic and conventional sigmoid resection in diverticular disease W Schwenk, LAPDIV-CAMIC-Studiengruppe, Chirurg. 2004 Jul:706-7