LPD is a more aggressive disease presenting with greater clinical severity in older patients and is associated with frequent disease recurrence when treated conservatively. Misdiagnosis of RPD as appendicitis is common and may lead to unnecessary surgery.

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Prevalence of colorectal cancer in patients with CT-proven acute uncomplicated diverticulitis may not be as low as previously suggested. We recommend that patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis continue to be offered interval colonoscopy until larger studies demonstrate the safety of omission.

The original version of this article, unfortunately, contained errors. The first and family names of the authors were interchanged. The correct author names are now correctly presented in this article. The original article has been corrected.].