Practical recommendations for therapists to diagnose and treat diverticular disease of the colon

Abstract

Practical recommendations are intended to optimize the tactics of managing patients with diverticular disease of the colon with a focus on rational therapy and the peculiarities of the use of various groups of drugs for the conservative treatment of this disease. They are recommended for use by doctors working in outpatient and inpatient health care in St. Petersburg and intended for general practitioners and all specialists interested in clinical gastroenterology. These practical recommendations were developed on the basis of “Diagnostics and treatment of diverticular disease of the colon: guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association and Russian Association of Coloproctology”. These practical recommendations were approved by the Health Committee of the Government of St. Petersburg on October 26, 2020.