Short- and long-term outcomes of acute diverticulitis in patients with transplanted kidneys.
Jordan NantaisNancy N BaxterRefik SaskinAndrew CalzavaraDavid GomezPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2024)
Most patients with transplanted kidneys are managed conservatively for acute diverticulitis. Although long-term readmission and failure of conservative management is higher for this group than the nontransplant population, serious outcomes are infrequent, substantiating the safety of this approach.