Image-guided conservative management of right colonic diverticulitis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2009; 15(46): 5838-5842
Published online Dec 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5838

Table 1 Presentation of patients by a modified Hinchey classification[15]

	Modified Hinchey classification	Total (n = 189)
0	Direct visualization of the diverticulum with Sx or Sign¹	26
Ia	Confined pericolic inflammation (phlegmon)	139
Ib	Confined pericolic abscess	23
II	Distant intraabdominal or retroperitoneal abscess	0
III	Generalized purulent peritonitis	1
IV	Fecal peritonitis	0

¹Right abdominal pain, leukocytosis, or fever with no radiologic evidence of appendicitis. Sx: Symptom.

Citation: Park SJ, Choi SI, Lee SH, Lee KY. Image-guided conservative management of right colonic diverticulitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(46): 5838-5842
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i46/5838.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.5838

Park SJ, Choi SI, Lee SH, Lee KY. Image-guided conservative management of right colonic diverticulitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(46): 5838-5842 [PMID: 19998506 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5838]

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