Right sided diverticulitis in western countries: A review

Table 1 Study characteristics

Ref.	Year	Country	Numbers of patients	Minors	Follow-up (Mo)	Age	Male	Unc1 or Hinchey I/II	Hinchey III/IV	LOS2 (d)	Total recurrence (rate)
Lane et al[12]	1999	United States	49	7		32	30			12.7	4 (8.16%)
Violi et al[13]	2000	Italy	20	5							0
Junge et al[14]	2003	Germany	7	7	42	56	1
Papaziogas et al[15]	2005	Greece	8	10	174	54.2	6			22	1
Hildebrand et al[16]	2007	Germany	16	16		60.9	4			11
Radhi et al[17]	2011	Canada	15	7		65	6
Issa et al[18]	2012	Israel	15	12	32	52	10	15			1 (6%)
Kalcan et al[19]	2015	Turkey	6	8	6	34	4			4.5
Hot et al[20]	2015	Turkey	10	11	60	38.9	5			5
Cristaudo et al[21]	2015	Australia	13	11	12	44	8			4	0
Koshy et al[22]	2016	Qatar	10	11	18	30.4	9				0
Monari et al[23]	2017	Italy	18	11	29	50	10				0
Yardimci et al[24]	2017	Turkey	12	12	5.5	45	6	12			0
Al-Temimi et al[9]	2018	United States	33	17		56	13	20	9	7.6
Courtot et al[25]	2019	France	93	12	33	54	58	30	4		7
Destek et al[26]	2019	Turkey	22	11	24	50.9	13	22			4
Kaya et al[27]	2020	Turkey	11	12	52		7			4.6	1
Zuckerman et al[28]	2020	United States	64	13	74.4	51.2	27	60	4	5	5
Tot	29 yr	10	422		32	50.9	190 (45.2%)	179	20	5	23 (5.45%)

¹Uncomplicated.

²Length of stay.

MINORS: Methodological index for non-randomized studies.

Table 2 Diagnosis

Ref.	Year	Country	Numbers of patients	Diagnosis pre-op1	Ultrasound	CT	Barium enema	Other	Diagn intra-op2	Misdiagnosis (appendicitis)	Cecum (solitary)	Right	PAN-Div3
Lane et al[12]	1999	United States	49	3		2	1		41	46 (nr)	49 (37)	0
Violi et al[13]	2000	Italy	20	5	3	3	3			11
Junge et al[14]	2003	Germany	7	2		2			7	5 (4)	7 (6)
Papaziogas et al[15]	2005	Greece	8	0						7 (7)	8 (nr)		2
Hildebrand et al[16]	2007	Germany	16	7						9 (5)
Radhi et al[17]	2011	Canada	15
Issa et al[18]	2012	Israel	15	15		15					3	9	3
Kalcan et al[19]	2015	Turkey	6	0					4	6	6
Hot et al[20]	2015	Turkey	10	1					10	9 (9)	10 (10)
Cristaudo et al[21]	2015	Australia	13	10	1	9			3	3 (3)	13
Koshy et al[22]	2016	Qatar	10	1		1			9	9 (9)
Monari et al[23]	2017	Italy	18	9	1	6	1	1 XR 1 colon	9	9	11	7
Yardimci et al[24]	2017	Turkey	12	12	10	2
Al-Temimi et al[9]	2018	United States	33	13						20 (11)
Courtot et al[25]	2019	France	93							6 (6)			49
Destek et al[26]	2019	Turkey	22							2 (2)	9	13
Kaya et al[27]	2020	Turkey	11	8	2	6				5 (5)	6
Zuckerman et al[28]	2020	United States	64	50		50			11	15 (10)	33	22
Tot	29 yr	10	422	136 32.2%	17 12.5%	96 70.6%	4 2.9%	2 1.9%	98 (23.2%)	162 (92) 38.39%	155 (97) 36.7%	51 12%	54 12.8%

¹Pre-operatively diagnosis.

²Intra-operatively diagnosis.

³Pan-diverticulosis (diverticulosis in all colonic segments).

CT: Computed tomography.

Table 3 Treatment and outcome

Ref.	Year	Country	Numbers of patients	NOM	Surgery	Surgery after NOM	Complications	Re-intervention	Death	Recurr1 after NOM	Recurr1 after Surg2	Recurr1 treatment
Lane et al[12]	1999	United States	49	0	49		7	4	0		4	4 Surg2
Violi et al[13]	2000	Italy	20	0	20						0
Junge et al[14]	2003	Germany	7	0	7
Papaziogas et al[15]	2005	Greece	8	0	8						1	1 NOM
Hildebrand et al[16]	2007	Germany	16		16		0
Radhi et al [17]	2011	Canada	15		15
Issa et al[18]	2012	Israel	15	15						1		1 NOM
Kalcan et al[19]	2015	Turkey	6		6
Hot et al[20]	2015	Turkey	10		10		0	0	0		0
Cristaudo et al[21]	2015	Australia	13	10	3					0	0
Koshy et al[22]	2016	Qatar	10	1	9		2			0
Monari et al[23]	2017	Italy	18		18		3	0	0		0
Yardimci et al[24]	2017	Turkey	12	12					0	0
Al-Temimi et al[9]	2018	United States	33	4	33		10
Courtot et al[25]	2019	France	93	68	25	6	19	1	0	6	1	5 NOM; 2 Surg
Destek et al[26]	2019	Turkey	22	19	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	4 NOM
Kaya et al[27]	2020	Turkey	11	6	5		2			1		1 NOM
Zuckerman et al[28]	2020	United States	64	49	15	1	2			5	0	4 NOM; 1 Surg
Tot	29 yr	10	422	184 (43.6%)	238 (56.4%)	7 (2.9%)	45 (10.6%)	6 (2.5%)	0	17 (6%)	6 (2.5%)	16 NOM; 7 Surg

¹Recurrence.

²Surgery.

NOM: Non operative management.

Table 4 Surgical procedures

Ref.	Year	Country	Numbers of patients	DIV	AP	DIV + AP	ICR	Right colectomy	Ostomy	Open	VLS	Converted (rate)
Lane et al[12]	1999	United States	49	7	3			39	1	49
Violi et al[13]	2000	Italy	20	6				14
Junge et al[14]	2003	Germany	7				6	1	0
Papaziogas et al[15]	2005	Greece	8	6		0	2		0	8
Hildebrand et al[16]	2007	Germany	16				3	16	0	15
Radhi et a [17]	2011	Canada	15					15			15	1 (6%)
Issa et al[18]	2012	Israel	15
Kalcan et al[19]	2015	Turkey	6			5		1		4	2	2 (100%)
Hot et al[20]	2015	Turkey	10	1		9			0	10
Cristaudo et al[21]	2015	Australia	13		2			1			3	1 (33.3%)
Koshy et al[22]	2016	Qatar	10		5		4				9	4 (44.4%)
Monari et al[23]	2017	Italy	18	5			4	9	0	4	14	5 (35.7%)
Yardimci et al[24]	2017	Turkey	12
Al-Temimi et al[9]	2018	United States	33	4				29	2	23	10	2 (20%)
Courtot et al[25]	2019	France	93	1	2		6	16	2	9	16	5 (31%)
Destek et al[26]	2019	Turkey	22		2			1	0
Kaya et al[27]	2020	Turkey	11		2	2		1
Zuckerman et al[28]	2020	United States	64				6	8
Tot	29 yr	10	422	30 12.6%	16 6.7%	17 7.1%	31 13%	151 63.4%	5 2.1%	122 63.5%	70 36.5%	20 28.6%

DIV: Diverticulectomy; AP: Appendectomy; ICR: Ileocecal resection; VLS: Videolaparoscopy.