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byE.JohnHincheyofMontreal,Canada(see Table28.1).Ifindthat
this classification helps me and my residents to individualize our managementapproachtothesepatients(seethealgorithm Figure
28.1).Dr.Hincheydocumentedincreasedmortalityforadvancedstages; butthisisintuitive—todaywehavebettertoolstomeasurethepatients’
severityofacutediseaseandoutcome,theAPACHEII2scoringsystem, forexample.
We have recently developed a classification system based on clinical, radiological and
physiological parameters where the patient can be graded pre-operatively (J Trauma Acute
CareSurg2015;78:543-51).Ithasfivestages—definedin Table28.2.
Withthisclassificationtakingintoaccountpre-operativeparametersonly,thepredictedneedfor
surgeryandoutcomeparametersareshownin Table28.3.
You can find an online calculator for the system here: http://www.pmidcalc.org/?
sid=25710425&newtest=Y.
Ari
Figure28.1.Algorithmforthemanagementofcomplicateddiverticulitis.
Pericolonicabscesses(HincheyI&II)
So the patient presents with the typical LLQ/lower abdominal symptoms and signs plus features of SIRS. CT shows a pericolic abscess.
ThesearedefinedonaCTscanby:
Size: I use the arbitrary diameter of 5cm to determine the
management of an abscess. Small abscesses (<5cm) will
usually resolve with antibiotics. Anything less than 5cm is usually too small to put a drain in anyway (or so my radiologiststellme).Those>5cmIdrainifaccessible.
Location:adjacenttothecolonorwithinthemesentery(Hinchey I) or extending into thepelvic, abdominal and retroperitonealspaces (HincheyII).
HincheyIpatients
This in my experience is the most common variant of ‘complicateddiverticulitis’butfarrarerthan‘simplediverticulitis’— Isee10to15suchcasesayear.
TheCTshowsfeatures ofacutesigmoiddiverticulitiswitha‘pericolic’ abscess, some free fluid around it, and often a few bubbles of extraluminalair.Whattodo?
BTW,thefindingofextraluminalaironCTshouldnotautomaticallytriggeranoperationdueto
‘perforation’.Patients with onlypericolic air and no abscess can be managed non-operatively
with a 99% success rate and no mortality. The risk of failure of non-operative treatment in
patientswithasmallamountofdistantintraperitoneal air and no peritonitisissmall,butmuch
higher if there is abundant intraperitoneal air and fluid in the pouch of Douglas — as documentedinyetanotherofourrecentstudies(DisColonRectum2014;57:875-81).Ari
Theseindividualstendtohavesmallabscesseswhichmostlyrespond toconservativemanagementwithi.v.antibioticsandhydration.Theyare
notamenabletopercutaneousdrainageanddonotneedit!Instead, theywillresolvewithconservativemanagement.
I treat these patients as I do those with non-complicated acute diverticulitis — as long as the clinical features are improving. I often
obtainarepeatCTscan2weeksaftercompletingantibiotictherapy todemonstratetheabscesshasresolved.Ifthisisthecase,andthe
patientisasymptomatic,thenIdon’tfeelthatthereisaneedforany furtherintervention.
However, if the abscess has not completely resolved, I would repeat theCTscanin4to6weekstoensureitisdecreasingorhasresolved.If
there is no change, than I discuss surgical resection with the patient. If the abscess has resolved and they have no further
symptoms,wearedoneandIdonotrecommendelectiveresection —thereis no need unless they havemultiple recurrent attacks or are in persistent pain — (the latter, hopefully, not caused by irritable
bowelsyndrome…).
HincheyIIpatients
Even less common than Hinchey I, but I see five or six patients/year.
Toremindyou:inthesecasestheabscessisextendingintothepelvis, abdominal cavity or retroperitoneal spaces — beyond the colonic wall. Again,commonlythereisfreelocalizedfluidandfreeair.Thesepatients require drainage if the abscess is large (>5cm). This hastens recovery.
Usually this is achieved with interventional radiology and the placement of a percutaneous pigtail catheter, under either ultrasound or CT guidance (  Chapter 46). Once the drain is
removed, if the patient is asymptomatic and has no recurrent attacks,Iwillcontinuetoobserve.Someadvocateautomaticelective
resectionforallpatientswithresolvingcomplicatedacutediverticulitis— however,withoutfurthersymptoms,Ithinkthisisunnecessary!
Afewpointsonpercutaneousdrainage
Interventional radiologists can drain almost anything — souse them.
Afteradrainisplaced,leaveitinuntiltheoutputhasdecreasedand thecavityhas collapsed. I will often repeattheCTto ensure that the
cavityhascollapsedpriortopullingoutthedrain,otherwiseIfindweare backputtinginanotherdrainthenextweek.
Anexceptiontothisispelvicabscesses. Deeppelvicabscesses
(those at the base of the cul-de-sac) may be better served by surgicaldrainage:
If a lowpelvic abscess is suspectedin a woman,and can be palpatedonvaginalexam,Iwilldraintheseintheoperatingroom
undergeneralanesthesia.Placethepatientinthelithotomyposition andusingaspeculumorPrattbivalveretractorexaminethevagina. Ifyousee or palpate a bulge, incise and draintheabscess.If you wish you may leave a Penrose drain for a few days, but that is mostlynotnecessary.Rarelywillthepatientdevelopa(colovaginal) fistulaandevenifitdoesdevelopitresolvesquickly.
Similarly,ifyoupalpatetheabscessonrectalexam,drain it in the operating room through therectum. You willrelieve thesepsis and the rectum heals rapidly. If a fistula develops from the
sigmoid colon to the rectum, who cares? It is usually asymptomatic. Most of the time the cavity collapses and nothingelseneedstobedone.
Finally, if the patient has an abscess that is surrounded by intestine making percutaneous drainage impossible, consider laparoscopic drainage. If you are able to laparoscopically drain the
abscess,andnocolonperforationisseen,thencleanoutthecavityand leave a drain; if the patient recovers you are done — nothing else is needed.Ifsymptomspersistyoucancomebackin8weekstoperforma laparoscopiccolectomy.
So,asyousee,themajorityofcomplicatedHincheyIorIIpatientsdonotneedanysurgery—
not during the acute episode, nor later on. That you can do a lap colectomy… and it is
‘sooooooooeasy’doesnotmeanthatyoushoulduseyourskillsindiscriminately!
Peritonitis(HincheyIII&IV)
Thesearepatientswith‘real’perforateddiverticulitis—thereisa ‘hole’inthecolonatthesiteofthe(sigmoid)diverticulumlettingout coloniccontentstoinvadetheadjacenttissues.
HincheyIIIpatients
Very rare — I’m only seeing one to two patients a year. What aboutyou?
These patients suffer from purulent peritonitis or PID (“pus in der Bauch…” aswesay inBaltimore,with itsrich Germanheritage).They
presentwithgeneralizedabdominalpainandperitonitis.ACTscan
will show a variable quantity and distribution of free air and free fluid. In addition, an inflamed segment of large intestine is seen,
usually the sigmoid colon, and there may still be a recognizable abscess,either pericolonic or pelvic. Thepatient is usually sick and may be severely septic. Initial management begins with fluid resuscitation,broad-spectrumantibiotics,andpaincontrol.
How we manage these patients is then decided based on the severityoftheirsepticstate.PracticallyspeakingIdefine‘ill’(relatedto
thepatient’s sepsisandcomorbid medical conditions)asthose patients who are in a monitored setting, requiring pharmacological support for their blood pressure, and/ordemonstrating another system failure such as renal or respiratory deterioration. A patient’s comorbid medical conditions also factor into my classification of ‘ill’. If the patient suffers from heart failure, is malnourished (albumin <3.0g/dL), or is immunosuppressed(transplantorchemotherapypatients),Iconsiderhim tobe athigherrisk. Ageis lessofa factorin my opinion;a 45-year-old kidneytransplantpatientismoreworrisomethana75-year-oldguythat runsmarathons.Solet’slookathowwedealwiththeillandnon-ill.
Notveryill
Thesepatientshavepain,peritonealsignsandfeverbuthavenoother septic sequelae. I have colleagues that will manage these patients
with i.v. antibiotics, bowel rest and — selectively — placement of oneormorepercutaneousdrainsinlargercollections.Ithinkthisisa
reasonable approach, especially if the CT findings are localized rather thandiffuse.Ofcourse,suchpatientsmustbecloselywatchedtoensure thattheydon’tdeteriorate.Iamalsoconvincedthatthismanagement
choice results in prolonged hospital stays. I am, therefore, an
advocate of a diagnostic laparoscopy and peritoneal lavage with drainage (to be described below).I thinkthepatients recover faster
andhaveminimalmorbidityfromtheprocedure.Thereisnoneedto resect the colon at this time as long as you don’t identify a perforation.Again, conservativetreatmentwith antibioticsmayachieve
the same results but in my experience is associated with a longer morbidityandhospitalstay.
Septicbutnotcritical
Thesepatientsaresicker—tachycardia,fever,pain,tenderness,and looktobeindistress.Ithinkitisperfectlyreasonabletoapproachthese patients laparoscopically as well; of course, after optimal resuscitation and i.v. antibiotics. If they don’t tolerate pneumoperitoneum (which
shouldnothappenifhypovolemiahasbeencorrected)thenconvert toalaparotomy.Atlaparoscopydoasdescribedbelow…
Criticallyill
These are the patients that are hemodynamically unstable, requiring pressor support, or in respiratory distress. I don’t mess about with
these patients!After stabilizing them in the ICU, I proceed
immediatelytotheoperatingroom,makealargeincisionandresect the diverticular segment (if possible), clean the belly out, and mature an end colostomy. If I can’t resect (rarely) then I drain and
divert.Theirbestchanceforsurvivalisaquick,safeoperationforsource control combined with the skilled care of a well-trained surgical
intensivist.
HincheyIVpatients
ThisisacomplicationIseeevery2to3years.
Thesearethepatientswithfeculentperitonitis.Pre-operativelyitis
hardtodifferentiatethesepatientsfromthoseweclassifyasHincheyIII, buttheytendtobe sicker. Atip-offontheCTscanisthefindingof
oralcontrastintheperitonealcavity —if the contrast is there,the
chancesarethats**thasexitedwithit!
Istillfollowtheabovecoursebasedonthepatient’ssepticstatus.But if I find feculent peritonitis on laparoscopy, I will convert to a laparotomy and perform a resection and end colostomy — a Hartmann’s procedure and ‘peritoneal toilet’. Older studies have
relayed a ~30% mortality associated with feculent peritonitis. Newer studieshavequestionedthis,andsomeevengoontoadvocatetheuse oflaparoscopiclavagecombinedwithrepairofthecolonperforationwith drainage—asopposedtoresection.Iamnotcomfortablewithsuchan approach— I havefound that Ican’tadequately cleantheabdomen of stoolwiththelaparoscopicsuctionirrigatorandthatthecolonicwallina patient with perforated diverticulitis and feculent peritonitis never holds sutures. So Ibeseech you: ifyou see stool,don’t f…, sorry, muck
about.MakeanincisionandgetonwithitandgetthemtotheICU.
Theoperations
Whether performing a laparoscopic procedure or an open resection,theprinciplesforoperatingonacutediverticulitisarethe same.Hereareafewrulestoliveby:
Alwaysinitiatedissectionawayfromtheareaofinflammation.Don’t gonearthephlegmonuntilyouhaveidentifiedkeystructures.
Afterinitiatingthedissectioninacleanplane,locatetheureter.
After finding the ureter,always ensure itis lateral toyour plane of dissection. Be cognizant of the iliac and gonadal vessels, but
above the sacralpromontory, as long asthe ureter isin view andlateraltowhereyouareworking,youshouldnotinjurethe othertwo.
Less is morewhen patients are sick. So If the patient is septic
and not doing well, perform a proximal diversion, clean out and drain,andcomebacktofightanotherday.
Laparoscopiclavage,drainage(andpossibleresection)
Iperformthese operationswiththe patientinthe modifiedlithotomy position.Youneverknowwhatyouwillfindandifyoustartinthesupine
positionyouwillmost assuredlywishyouhadaccesstothe anus(it’sa colorectalsurgeonthing…).Tuckbotharmswithpaddingandsecurethe patient to the table — to adequately examine and lavage these
patientsyouoftenneedtotilttotheextremeleftandrightandplace inasteepTrendelenburgposition.
Iplaceanumbilicalportfirst(Hasson)andlookforfeces;ifIsee (andsmell)it,IamdonewiththelaparoscopeandImakeamidline incision.IfIfindpus,Iwillplacetwoother5mmtrocars—arightlower
quadrantandasuprapubicone.Thisisoftenallthatisneededtoperform thelavageandexaminationofthecolon.Ifneeded,Iwilladdaleftlower quadranttrocar.
InitiallyIexaminetheinflamedcolon. Usuallyyouseeaperforated abscess cavity and no opening to the colon. Sometimes you see no cavityandjusttheinflamedbowel.Ifyoudon’tseeanobviousholein
the colon, for God’s sake do not go poking for it! In other words
don’tmobilizethecolonunlessyouplanonresectingit.Mostofthe
timeyoujustseetheinflamedcolonwithapartoftheabscesscavity;in thesecasesIirrigate the abdomen — all four quadrants and the pelvis until clean and then leave a closed suction drain (I love the fat round Blake drain, Danny prefers the slender 7mm Jackson-Pratt...) in the abscesscavity ornearthe colon,bringing it outthrough thesuprapubic trocarsite.Thepurposeofthisdrainisnottodrainthegeneralperitoneal cavity,whichisa‘missionimpossible’,buttodrainanycolonicholewhich wemayhavemissed.Thetruth,however,isthatwealmostneversee
anyfecesfromsuchdrainsafterlaplavage forpurulentperitonitis —thereasonbeingthattheperforationsinsuchcasesareminute andself-sealingrapidly;thisiswhylaplavageissuccessful…
In the rare case when I see the colonic perforation I resect the colon— even in the absenceofvisible feces. I don’t trustthatsutures
will hold ininflamed colon and I hate to leave an open hole within the abdomen,drainedornot.
In the ‘not-very-ill-patient’ and under optimal conditions I will attempt the resection laparoscopically rather than convert immediately. (However,if youare notvery welltrained inelective