ACUTE DIVERTICULITIS

Course overview

ACUTE DIVERTICULITIS IS INFLAMMATION OF A DIVERTICULUM, A SAC-LIKE PROTRUSION FROM THE COLON WALL, DUE TO MICRO-PERFORATION. DIVERTICULITIS PRESENTS IN 10% TO 25% OF PATIENTS WITH DIVERTICULOSIS. IN THE PAST, DIVERTICULITIS WAS TREATED SURGICALLY, HOWEVER IT IS NOW A MEDICALLY-MANAGED ENTITY, EVEN IN ITS MOST ACUTE PHASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DIVERTICULITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF A WELL-COORDINATED INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION