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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
There are risk factors for the disease recurrence. These factors include multiple diverticula, intraperitoneal abscess, family history of diverticulitis, and great portion of the colon involved in the disease.
Risk Factors
Risk factors of diverticulitis recurrence
Recurrence of diverticulitis has been reported to occur in 20% of patients with previous episodes of diverticulitis.[1]Risk factors for diverticulitis include the following:[2][3]
- Diverticulosis itself is a risk factor for recurrence
- Multiple diverticula
- Intraperitoneal diverticulitis
- Presence of retroperitoneal abscesses increase the risk of disease diverticulitis.
- Patients with family history of diverticulitis.
- Patients who have a big portion of the infected colon.
- Patients with C-reactive protein more than 240 mg/L are more susceptible for diverticulitis recurrence.[4]
References
- ↑ Peery AF (2016). "Recent Advances in Diverticular Disease". Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 18 (7): 37. doi:10.1007/s11894-016-0513-1. PMID 27241190.
- ↑ Park HC, Kim BS, Lee K, Kim MJ, Lee BH (2014). "Risk factors for recurrence of right colonic uncomplicated diverticulitis after first attack". Int J Colorectal Dis. 29 (10): 1217–22. doi:10.1007/s00384-014-1941-8. PMID 24980689.
- ↑ Hall JF, Roberts PL, Ricciardi R, Read T, Scheirey C, Wald C; et al. (2011). "Long-term follow-up after an initial episode of diverticulitis: what are the predictors of recurrence?". Dis Colon Rectum. 54 (3): 283–8. doi:10.1007/DCR.0b013e3182028576. PMID 21304297.
- ↑ Buchs NC, Mortensen NJ, Ris F, Morel P, Gervaz P (2015). "Natural history of uncomplicated sigmoid diverticulitis". World J Gastrointest Surg. 7 (11): 313–8. doi:10.4240/wjgs.v7.i11.313. PMC 4663385. PMID 26649154.