Link Between Appendicitis and Diverticular Disease
A significant association was found between appendicitis and subsequent diverticular disease in a large German cohort study. Men had a stronger risk compared to women, with a higher 10-year incidence of diverticular disease in those with appendicitis. The findings emphasize the need for further research on the relationship and potential therapeutic interventions, such as probiotics, in managing both conditions.
Patients who needed emergency general surgery within 60 days of a pulmonary embolism had more major complications than those operated on later, in a national database study.
Among 3,785 patients who had emergency general surgery after acute pulmonary embolism, those operated on at least 60 days later had markedly fewer major adverse events (adjusted OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.37–0.55).
