Colonic Diverticular Disease / edited by Antonio Tursi, Mauro Bafutto, Giovanni Brandimarte, Enio Chaves de Oliveira.

Part 1 Epidemiology: 1- history of the disease -- 2 -anatomy of the colon and colonic diverticula -- 3- epidemiology of diverticular disease -- 4 -economic burden of diverticular disease -- 5 colorectal cancer and diverticular disease -- 6 myth and evidence -- - Part 2: Etiopatogenesis: 7- motility in diverticular disease -- 8- enteric nervous system and diverticular disease -- 9 - hypersensibility, visceral perception -- 10- role of mucosal inflammation -- 11- molecular basis of diverticular disease -- 12 - the colonic fibrosis -- 13 - genetic aspects -- 14 -the microbiome and diverticular disease -- 15 - obesity and diverticular disease -- 16- lifestyles and diverticular disease -- Part 3 - Clinical spectrum of diverticular disease: 17 - symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD) -- 18 - uncomplicated diverticulitis -- 19 - complicated diverticulitis -- 20 - bleeding -- 21 - segmental colitis associated diverticular disease (SCAD) -- 22 - diverticular disease in the immunocompromised patient -- Part 4: Diagnostic approach: 23- investigation of patient with suspect diverticular disease -- 24- laboratory in diverticular disease -- 25- imaging of diverticular disease -- 26- colonoscopy in diverticular disease -- 27- DICA classification -- 28- complicated forms of diverticular disease -- 29- differential diagnosis in diverticular disease -- 30- pathology of diverticular disease -- Part 5: Differential diagnosis: 31- irritable bowel syndrome vs SUDD -- 32- SIBO and diverticular disease -- 33- segmental colitis associated to diverticulosis vs IBD -- Part 6: Medical treatment: 34- prevention of diverticular disease -- 35- nutritional approach to diverticular disease -- 36- fibers -- 37- probiotics -- 38- aminosalicylates 39- antibiotics -- 40- medical treatment of acute diverticulitis -- 41- treatment of recurrent diverticulitis -- 42- treatment of non-complicated diverticular disease -- 43- evidence-based medical treatment in preventing acute diverticulitis recurrence -- - Part 7 Endoscopic and surgical treatment: 44 - current management of diverticular bleeding -- 45- surgical treatment of acute diverticulitis -- 46- evidence based surgical treatment of diverticular disease -- 47- laparoscopic surgery for Hinchey III and IV acute diverticulitis -- 48- open surgery for Hinchey III and IV acute diverticulitis -- 49-robotic surgery for diverticular disease -- 50 - colostomy in diverticular disease -- 51 - symptoms recurrence and management after surgery.