Table 2. Distribution of the studied patients according to their clinical data .
CT: computed tomography
| Variable | No. (%) |
| Presenting symptoms | |
| Abdominal pain | 35 (77.8) |
| Nausea | 12 (26.7) |
| Vomiting | 11 (24.4) |
| Fever | 9 (20) |
| Lower gastrointestinal bleeding | 8 (17.8) |
| Diarrhea | 6 (13.3) |
| Not found | 6 (13.3) |
| Chronic constipation | 5 (11.1) |
| Melena | 4 (8.9) |
| Loss of appetite | 3 (6.7) |
| Abdominal distension | 2 (4.4) |
| Weight loss | 2 (4.4) |
| Number of diverticulitis attacks | |
| 1 attack | 34 (75.6) |
| 2 to 3 attacks | 9 (20) |
| More than 3 | 2 (4.4) |
| 30-day readmission (due to complications) | |
| No | 41 (91.1) |
| Yes | 4 (8.9) |
| Cause of 30-day readmission | |
| Abscess and perforation | 1 (25) |
| Abscess and colovesical fistula | 1 (25) |
| Bleeding | 1 (25) |
| Failure of medical treatment | 1 (25) |
| Hospital mortality (30-day mortality) | |
| No | 42 (93.3) |
| Yes | 3 (6.7) |
| Subsequent admissions | |
| Second admission | 8 (17.7) |
| Third admission | 3 (6.6) |
| Follow-up (outpatient clinic) | |
| No | 22 (48.9) |
| Yes | 23 (51.1) |
| Intensive care unit admission | |
| No | 41 (91.1) |
| Yes | 5 (11.1) |
| CT scan performed | |
| No | 16 (35.6) |
| Yes | 29 (64.4) |
| CT, Hinchey classification | |
| Stage Ia: phlegmon | 21 (72.4) |
| Stage Ib: diverticulitis with pericolic or mesenteric abscess | 7 (24.1) |
| Stage II: diverticulitis with walled off pelvic abscess | 1 (3.5) |
| Was colonoscopy performed before the diagnosis? | |
| No | 38 (84.4) |
| Yes | 7 (15.6) |
| What were the colonoscopy findings (performed before diagnosis)? | |
| Erythema adjacent | 1 (14.2) |
| Luminal narrowing | 1 (14.2) |
| Diverticula | 2 (28.8) |
| Angiodysplasia | 1 (14.2) |
| Not found | 2 (28.8) |
| Was colonoscopy performed after the diagnosis? | |
| No | 24 (53.3) |
| Yes | 21 (46.7) |
| Disease location | |
| Both right and left | 1 (2.2) |
| Left | 32 (71.1) |
| Not found | 7 (15.6) |
| Right | 3 (6.7) |
| Small intestine | 2 (4.4) |