Nonoperative Management of Perforated Diverticulitis of the Duodenum: Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature.

Duodenal diverticula are relatively frequent but complications are uncommon. The mortality rate of perforated duodenal diverticulitis is high, and its management is controversial. We report three patients with a perforated duodenal diverticulitis who were successfully treated with conservative antibiotic therapy.

[No hocus POCUS: high standards should be set for point-of-care ultrasonography].

Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) was initially limited to simple applications such as diagnosing ascites, sampling pleural fluid and guiding venous access. Use of POCUS is currently on the rise. As radiologists, we endorse the use of ultrasonography as the stethoscope of the future, but we make some critical comments.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of disease severity and risk of recurrence in young versus elderly patients with left-sided acute diverticulitis.

Young patients are thought to have a more severe disease course and a higher rate of recurrent diverticulitis. However, these understandings are mainly based on studies with important limitations. This review aimed to clarify the true natural history of acute diverticulitis in young patients compared to elderly patients.

Meta-analysis of the role of colonoscopy after an episode of left-sided acute diverticulitis.

Background: Routine colonoscopy was traditionally recommended after acute diverticulitis to exclude coexistent malignancy. Improved CT imaging may make routine colonoscopy less required over time but most guidelines still recommend it. The aim of this review was to assess the role of colonoscopy in patients with CT-proven acute diverticulitis.

Image-guided posterior transperineal drainage for presacral abscess: An analysis of 21 patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the safety and efficacy of posterior transperineal drainage in patients with presacral abscess.

Materials And Method: The records of 21 patients (14 men, 7 women; mean age: 62.1±10 years) who underwent posterior transperineal drainage for the treatment of presacral abscess, either using fluoroscopy or computed tomography guidance, were retrospectively reviewed.