Diverticular disease: A therapeutic overview

Table 1 Current classification of diverticular disease of the colon

Classification	Description
Asymptomatic diverticulosis	Patients with diverticula and the absence of any sign or symptom of diverticular inflammation
Symptomatic uncomplicated	Patients with diverticula who experience symptoms, but without signs of diverticular inflammation
diverticular diseae
Symptomatic recurrent	Patients with diverticula who experience recurrent symptoms (more than 1 attack per year) but without signs of
diverticular disease	diverticular inflammation
Complicated	Patients with diverticula who experience symptoms and demonstrate signs of diverticular inflammation with further
diverticular disease	complications (hemorrhage, abscess, phlegmon, perforation, purulent and fecal peritonitis, strictures, fistulas)