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. 2010 Feb 21;16(7):804–817. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i7.804

Table 2.

Ambrosetti classification[12]

Moderate diverticulitis Severe diverticulitis
Localized sigmoid wall thickening (> 5 mm) Same as mild diverticulitis plus one of the following:
Inflammation of pericolic fat Abscess
Extraluminal air
Extraluminal contrast