Recurrence patterns of right-sided colonic diverticulitis as a function of modified Hinchey stage.
(a) Of the 25 patients with initially uncomplicated (modified Hinchey stage 0 and 1a) right-sided diverticulitis, 23 (92%) experienced recurrence as uncomplicated disease, whereas two (8%) experienced recurrence as complicated disease.
(b) Of the eight patients with initially complicated (modified Hinchey stage 1b and 2) right-sided diverticulitis, three (37.5%) experienced recurrence as uncomplicated disease and five (62.5%) experienced recurrence as complicated disease.