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Clinical Classification of Diverticulitis (Adapted from Kohler et al. 10)
| Grade | Clinical Description | Symptoms |
|---|---|---|
| I | Symptomatic uncomplicated disease | Fever, crampy abdominal pain, CT evidence of diverticulitis |
| II | Recurrent symptomatic disease | Recurrence of above |
| III | Complicated disease | Hemorrhage |
| Abscess | ||
| Phlegmon | ||
| Perforation | ||
| Purulent and fecal peritonitis | ||
| Stricture | ||
| Fistula | ||
| Obstruction |
