Diverticular Disease

Management of diverticulosis and diverticulitis.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
GastroenterologySurgery

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Diverticular disease
National
NICE guideline [NG147]
National
NICE guideline [NG147]: Diverticular disease: diagnosis and management
National
2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting
Local
2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Local
American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline for the Management of Acute Diverticulitis
Local
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians
Local
Diverticular disease: diagnosis and management. NICE Guideline, No. 147
Local
European Society of Coloproctology: guidelines for the management of diverticular disease of the colon
Local
European Society of Coloproctology: guidelines for the management of diverticular disease of the colon
Local
Italian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of colonic diverticulosis and diverticular disease
Local
NICE guideline [NG147]: Diverticular disease: diagnosis and management
Local
World Gastroenterology Organisation Practice Guidelines: Diverticular Disease
Local