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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2010; 16(14): 1742-1746
Published online Apr 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1742
Published online Apr 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1742
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
| Acute (n = 178) | Elective (n = 121) | P value | |
| Age (yr) | |||
| median (range) | 74 (28-94) | 64 (28-88) | 0.010 |
| < 40 | 9 (5) | 5 (4) | 0.710 |
| > 70 | 101 (57) | 37 (31) | 0.000 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 84 (47) | 41 (34) | 0.022 |
| ASA grade | 0.157 | ||
| I | 25 (14) | 22 (18) | |
| II | 102 (57) | 78 (65) | |
| III | 44 (25) | 18 (15) | |
| IV | 7 (4) | 3 (2) | |
| Previous episodes | 0.000 | ||
| 0 | 92 (52) | 0 (0) | |
| 1 | 68 (38) | 65 (54) | |
| 2 | 10 (6) | 23 (19) | |
| ≥ 3 | 8 (4) | 33 (27) | |
| Imaging | |||
| Ultrasound | 32 (18) | 22 (18) | 0.964 |
| CT-scan | 103 (58) | 98 (81) | 0.000 |
| Barium enema | 2 (1) | 57 (47) | 0.000 |
| Colonoscopy | 16 (9) | 76 (63) | 0.000 |
| Hinchey | 0.000 | ||
| I | 56 (32) | 48 (65) | |
| II | 24 (14) | 26 (35) | |
| III | 75 (43) | 0 (0) | |
| IV | 19 (11) | 0 (0) | |
| Percutaneous drainage | 7 (29) | 3 (12) | 0.578 |
- Citation: Morks AN, Klarenbeek BR, Flikweert ER, Peet DLVD, Karsten TM, Eddes EH, Cuesta MA, Graaf PW. Current surgical treatment of diverticular disease in the Netherlands. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(14): 1742-1746
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i14/1742.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1742