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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2021; 13(12): 1721-1735
Published online Dec 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i12.1721
Published online Dec 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i12.1721
Right sided diverticulitis in western countries: A review
Angelo Gabriele Epifani, Caterina Accardo, Complex Unit of General, Minimally Invasive and Emergency Surgery, Sesto San Giovanni Hospital, University of Milan, Sesto San Giovanni 20099, Italy
Diletta Cassini, Francesca Di Candido, Massimiliano Ardu, Gianandrea Baldazzi, Complex Unit of General, Minimally Invasive and Emergency Surgery, Sesto San Giovanni Hospital, Sesto San Giovanni 20099, Italy
Roberto Cirocchi, Department of General and Oncological Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia 06123, Italy
Author contributions: Cassini D designed the research; Epifani AG and Cirocchi R performed the research and wrote the paper; Accardo C and Epifani AG analysed the data; Cirocchi R, Baldazzi G, Di Candido F and Ardu M supervised the paper; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Diletta Cassini, MD, PhD, Surgeon, Complex Unit of General, Minimally Invasive and Emergency Surgery, Sesto San Giovanni Hospital, Viale G Matteotti 83-20099 Sesto San Giovanni (Milan), Sesto San Giovanni 20099, Italy.
Received: March 30, 2021
Peer-review started: March 30, 2021
First decision: May 13, 2021
Revised: May 28, 2021
Accepted: November 30, 2021
Article in press: November 30, 2021
Published online: December 27, 2021
Processing time: 268 Days and 19.4 Hours
Peer-review started: March 30, 2021
First decision: May 13, 2021
Revised: May 28, 2021
Accepted: November 30, 2021
Article in press: November 30, 2021
Published online: December 27, 2021
Processing time: 268 Days and 19.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This paper underlined the importance to collect more data on right-sided diverticulitis to understand if it is a more common condition than we thought, and if we really need more selective guidelines or we can simply apply the principles already proposed for left-sided diverticulitis.