Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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International
●WSES: Position paper for management of perforated sigmoid diverticulitis (2013)
●World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO): Practice guidelines on diverticular disease (2007)
United States
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on left lower quadrant pain – Suspected diverticulitis (revised 2018)
•WTA: Algorithm for management of complicated diverticulitis
Europe
United Kingdom
●Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England: Commissioning guide – Colonic diverticular disease (2014)
Japan
●[In English] Japan Gastroenterological Association (JGA): Guidelines for colonic diverticular bleeding and colonic diverticulitis (2019)
●[In Japanese] JGA: Guidelines for diverticulosis of the large intestine (2017)