Practice parameters for the treatment of colonic diverticular disease: Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (SICCR) guidelines

G A Binda; R Cuomo; A Laghi; R Nascimbeni; A Serventi; D Bellini; P Gervaz; B Annibale; Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery

doi:10.1007/s10151-015-1370-x

Practice parameters for the treatment of colonic diverticular disease: Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (SICCR) guidelines

Tech Coloproctol. 2015 Oct;19(10):615-26. doi: 10.1007/s10151-015-1370-x. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

Authors

G A Binda¹, R Cuomo², A Laghi³, R Nascimbeni⁴, A Serventi⁵, D Bellini³, P Gervaz⁶, B Annibale⁷; Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy. [email protected].
² Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Rome I.C.O.T. Hospital, La Sapienza University, Latina, Italy.
⁴ Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
⁶ Coloproctology Unit, La Colline Clinic, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁷ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 26377584
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-015-1370-x

Abstract

The mission of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) is to optimize patient care. Providing evidence-based practice guidelines is therefore of key importance. About the present report it concernes the SICCR practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of diverticular disease of the colon. The guidelines are not intended to define the sole standard of care but to provide evidence-based recommendations regarding the available therapeutic options.

Keywords: Colon; Diverticular disease; Diverticulitis; Diverticulosis.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Abscess / etiology
Abscess / surgery
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Colectomy / methods
Colon / pathology*
Colon / surgery
Colonography, Computed Tomographic
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Surgery / standards*
Diet / methods
Dietary Fiber
Diverticulum, Colon / complications
Diverticulum, Colon / diagnosis*
Diverticulum, Colon / therapy*
Elective Surgical Procedures / methods
Gastrointestinal Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Italy
Laparoscopy / methods
Mesalamine / therapeutic use
Multidetector Computed Tomography / methods
Peritonitis / etiology
Peritonitis / surgery
Probiotics / therapeutic use
Rifamycins / therapeutic use
Rifaximin

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Dietary Fiber
Gastrointestinal Agents
Rifamycins
Mesalamine
Rifaximin