A new approach to diverticulitis
Evidence is fueling new guidelines suggesting internists treat most cases of uncomplicated diverticulitis in an outpatient setting, without antibiotics.
A cover story in the April ACP Internist focused on new ACP guidelines suggesting that internists treat most cases of uncomplicated diverticulitis in an outpatient setting, without antibiotics. Experts explained the evidence and why the old way of managing diverticulitis—routine antibiotics for all—is falling out of favor.