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Lead
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
With
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Dutch Digestive Diseases Foundation
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Only left-sided uncomplicated (mild) acute diverticulitis;
Clinical suspicion of acute diverticulitis. For acute diagnostic work-up: ultrasound or CT proven diverticulitis. In the case of diverticulitis-negative ultrasound in clinically suspected patients an intravenous contrast-enhanced CT scan is mandatory for confirmation of diverticulitis or exclusion of other pathology. CT for Hinchey/Ambrosetti classification (which is a CT-based classification system) is needed for all patients, but can be delayed 1 day in those with ultrasound diagnosis. Staging diverticulitis is defined according the modified Hinchey/Ambrosetti staging, only stages 1a and 1b and "mild" diverticulitis (1a Confined pericolic inflammation, 1b Confined small (smaller than 5cm) pericolic abscess) are included;
All patients with informed consent.
You may not be if
Previous radiological (ultrasound and/or CT) proven episode of diverticulitis;
