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Advances in Diverticulitis Treatment and Prevention
In this video, Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, discusses advances in understanding the causes of diverticulitis and the significance of his team's research on disease prevention.
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Non-home Discharge Likely for Older Adults After Elective Diverticulitis Surgery
Christy E. Cauley, MD, MPH, Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH, and colleagues found 19% of adults ages 70 and older who had elective colectomy for diverticulitis were discharged somewhere other than home, and across age groups the risk was 28 times higher for patients with any level of preoperative functional dependence.
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Diverticular Disease Increases Risk of Incisional Hernia After Elective Colectomy
Numa P. Perez, MD, a general surgery resident, Paul M. Cavallaro, MD, a research resident, and colleagues have correlated diverticular disease with incisional hernias after elective colectomies, including those performed via laparoscopy.
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Delayed Surgery for Hospitalized Patients with Perforated Diverticular Disease Linked to Mortality
Perforated diverticular disease with or without an abscess is associated with substantial inpatient morbidity and mortality, Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons have found. This risk is exacerbated by a delay in procedural intervention during the admission.
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Prior Antibiotics Linked to Increased Risk of New Diverticulitis in Older Adults
By analyzing a large prospective cohort of women, Long H. Nguyen, MD, MS, and Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, of the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit and the Division of Gastroenterology, and colleagues found that antibiotic use in mid- and late-adulthood, and recent antibiotic use regardless of age, were associated with subsequent development of diverticulitis.
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More Frequent Bowel Movements Tied to Higher Risk of Diverticulitis
Using two large prospective U.S. cohorts, Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Translational Epidemiology Unit and Vice-chair of the Division of Gastroenterology, and colleagues observed an inverse association between bowel movement frequency and risk of diverticulitis in both women and men.
Diverticulitis Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Daniel K. Podolsky Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
Taking Aspirin Associated With Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Among High-Risk Population
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Liliana G. Bordeianou, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS
Site Director of the Colorectal Surgery Program, Co-Director, Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, Mass General, Co-Chair, Mass General Brigham Colorectal Surgery Collaborative, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
New Scoring System Allows Assessment of the Severity of Ileoanal Pouch Syndrome
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Naomi M. Sell, MD
General Surgery Resident. Massachusetts General Hospital, Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Delayed Surgery for Hospitalized Patients with Perforated Diverticular Disease Linked to Mortality -
Numa P. Perez, MD
General Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, Healthcare Innovation Research Fellow, Healthcare Transformation Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Diverticular Disease Increases Risk of Incisional Hernia After Elective Colectomy -
Rocco Ricciardi, MD
Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Delaying Surgery for Complicated Appendicitis Reduces Risk of Extended Resection
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.