PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses
MeSH	Medical Subject Headings
DD	Diverticular Disease
RCTs	Randomized Controlled Trials
SMD	Standardized Mean Difference
CI	Confidence Interval
CRP	C-reactive Protein
RR	Relative Risk
SCAD	Segmental Colitis associated with Diverticulosis
SUDD	Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease
CT	Computed Tomography
CTC	Computed Tomography Colonography
CDD	Classification of Diverticular Disease
CENTRAL	Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
AUD	Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
RoB 2.0	Risk of Bias
ROBINS-I	Risk of Bias in Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions
GRADE	The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation
FDR	False Discovery Rate
IBS	Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBD	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
AGA	American Gastroenterological Association
ASCRS	American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
NICE	National Institute for Health and Core Excellence