Managing Diverticulosis and Diverticular Disease
Managing Diverticulosis and Diverticular Disease
A literature search was performed using PubMed, up until December 2014. Original articles and reviews were identified using PubMed search terms: 'diverticular disease', 'diverticulitis', 'diverticulosis' in association with each of the following terms: 'treatment', 'therapy', 'mesalazine', 'rifaximin', 'probiotics', 'antibiotics' and 'fibre'. Additional articles were identified through review of the reference lists of select pertinent articles. Data presented at major international conferences were also reviewed. The articles returned by the searches were selected based on English language and relevance to this review.
Methods
A literature search was performed using PubMed, up until December 2014. Original articles and reviews were identified using PubMed search terms: 'diverticular disease', 'diverticulitis', 'diverticulosis' in association with each of the following terms: 'treatment', 'therapy', 'mesalazine', 'rifaximin', 'probiotics', 'antibiotics' and 'fibre'. Additional articles were identified through review of the reference lists of select pertinent articles. Data presented at major international conferences were also reviewed. The articles returned by the searches were selected based on English language and relevance to this review.
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