Acute diverticulitis patients with diabetes have poor clinical outcomes, suggests study
USA: Acute diverticulitis patients with diabetes mellitus have lower rates of abscess, obstruction, and colectomy, and a higher rate of diverticular bleeding, according to a recent study in the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Further, the coexistence of acute diverticulitis with complicated diabetes is not associated with higher mortality rates or diverticulitis-related complications versus uncomplicated diabetes.
Acute diverticulitis is a common gastrointestinal illness that occurs due to focal necrosis and diverticular inflammation. Studies have shown diabetes to influence outcomes of diverticular disease patients. Yi Jiang, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA, and colleagues examine the inpatient outcomes and complications of patients with acute diverticulitis and coexisting diabetes mellitus.
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