Diverticulitis, Colonic

"Diverticulitis, Colonic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Inflammation of the COLONIC DIVERTICULA, generally with abscess formation and subsequent perforation.

Descriptor ID	D004239
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.463.199.375.250 C06.405.205.282.500.250 C06.405.469.158.587.500
Concept/Terms	Diverticulitis, Colonic Diverticulitis, Colonic Colonic Diverticulitis

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Intraabdominal Infections [C01.539.463]
Diverticular Diseases [C01.539.463.199]
Diverticulitis [C01.539.463.199.375]
Diverticulitis, Colonic [C01.539.463.199.375.250]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Gastroenteritis [C06.405.205]
Diverticular Diseases [C06.405.205.282]
Diverticulitis [C06.405.205.282.500]
Diverticulitis, Colonic [C06.405.205.282.500.250]
Intestinal Diseases [C06.405.469]
Colonic Diseases [C06.405.469.158]
Diverticulosis, Colonic [C06.405.469.158.587]
Diverticulitis, Colonic [C06.405.469.158.587.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	0	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	4	0	4
2018	1	1	2
2020	2	1	3
2022	2	0	2
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1
2026	2	0	2

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Khalilieh S, Azhari M, Maman R, Erez E, Israeli A, Avishay N, Assaf D, Ram E, Horesh N, Zager Y. Osteosarcopenia May Be Associated with Complications after Colectomy for Diverticulitis. Isr Med Assoc J. 2026 Feb; 28(2):88-92.

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Hantouli MN, Schmicker RH, Tufte JE, Ali FG, Bennett RD, Cohan JN, Comstock BA, Curran T, Davidson GH, Eisenstein S, Fischkoff KN, Fleming FJ, Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Jafari MD, Kessler LG, Krane MK, Lawrence SO, McCormick JT, Millas SG, Morris AM, Pullar KM, Reinke CE, Saraidaridis JT, Simianu VV, Watkins SP, White NB, Wick EC, Wieghard N, Flum DR, Read TE. Comparison of Surgery and Medicine on the Impact of Diverticulitis (COSMID) trial: a protocol for a pragmatic randomised study of diverticulitis treatment in the USA. BMJ Open. 2026 Jan 08; 16(1):e098309.

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Kolbe EW, Buciunas M, Krieg S, Loosen SH, Roderburg C, Krieg A, Kostev K. Minimally invasive versus open surgery for colonic diverticular disease: a nationwide analysis of German hospital data. Tech Coloproctol. 2025 Jan 16; 29(1):46.

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Anwar SN, Dombek GE, Hayes CE, McMahon MJ, Munroe C, Abelson JS, Hall JF, Kleiman DA, Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Saraidaridis JT. Long-term Follow-up After an Initial Episode of Diverticulitis: A 13-Year Update. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Feb 01; 68(2):234-241.

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Rios Diaz AJ, Bevilacqua LA, Habarth-Morales TE, Zalewski A, Metcalfe D, Costanzo C, Yeo CJ, Palazzo F. Primary anastomosis with diverting loop ileostomy vs. Hartmann's procedure for acute diverticulitis: what happens after discharge? Results of a nationwide analysis. Surg Endosc. 2024 05; 38(5):2777-2787.

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Zager Y, Khalilieh S, Mansour A, Cohen K, Nadler R, Anteby R, Ram E, Horesh N, Nachmany I, Gutman M, Berger Y. The value of CA125 in predicting acute complicated colonic diverticulitis. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2023 Jun 30; 38(1):182.

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Hill SS, Davids JS. The Benefits of Surgery for Diverticular Disease-Have We Met the Burden of Proof? JAMA Surg. 2023 06 01; 158(6):601-602.

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Lee Y, McKechnie T, Samarasinghe Y, Eskicioglu C, Kuhnen AH, Hong D. Primary anastomosis with diverting loop ileostomy versus Hartmann's procedure for acute complicated diverticulitis: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2015-2019. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2023 Jun 01; 38(1):156.

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Gillis A, Webber A, Ata A, Stain S, Tafen M. Dependent functional status is a risk factor for complications after surgery for diverticulitis coli. Am J Surg. 2022 10; 224(4):1074-1080.

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Russell B, Zager Y, Mullin G, Cohen M, Dan A, Nevler A, Gutman M, Horesh N. Naples Prognostic Score to Predict Postoperative Complications After Colectomy for Diverticulitis. Am Surg. 2023 May; 89(5):1598-1604.

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