Mauro Podda, Marco Ceresoli, Marcello Di Martino, Monica Ortenzi, Gianluca Pellino, Francesco Pata, Benedetto Ielpo, Valentina Murzi, Andrea Balla, Pasquale Lepiane, Nicolo' Tamini, Giulia De Carlo, Alessia Davolio, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca Cardinali, Emanuele Botteri, Nereo Vettoretto, Pier Paolo Gelera, Belinda De Simone, Antonella Grasso, Marco Clementi, Danilo Meloni, Gaetano Poillucci, Francesco Favi, Roberta Rizzo, Giulia Montori, Giuseppa Procida, Irene Recchia, Ferdinando Agresta, Francesco Virdis, Stefano Piero Bernardo Cioffi, Martina Pellegrini, Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena, Adolfo Pisanu
BACKGROUND: This multicentre case-control study aimed to identify risk factors associated with non-operative treatment failure for patients with CT scan Hinchey Ib-IIb and WSES Ib-IIa diverticular abscesses. METHODS: This study included a cohort of adult patients experiencing their first episode of CT-diagnosed diverticular abscess, all of whom underwent initial non-operative treatment comprising either antibiotics alone or in combination with percutaneous drainage...
April 17, 2024: Surgical Endoscopy