Hinchey classification of acute diverticulitis

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Hinchey et al.³ proposed a classification for acute diverticulitis, that has been variously adapted, and is useful not only in academia but also in outlining successive stages of severity.

stage 1a: ~~- phlegmon~~ phlegmon
stage 1b: ~~- diverticulitis~~ diverticulitis with pericolic or mesenteric abscess
stage 2: ~~- diverticulitis~~ diverticulitis with walled off pelvic abscess
stage 3: ~~- diverticulitis~~ diverticulitis with generalised purulent peritonitis
stage 4: - diverticulitis with generalised faecal peritonitis

-Hinchey et al 3 proposed a classification for <a title="Diverticulitis" href="/articles/diverticulitis">acute diverticulitis</a>, that has been variously adapted, and is useful not only in academia but also in outlining successive stages of severity
~~-<ul>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-stage 1a - phlegmon</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-stage 1b - diverticulitis with pericolic or mesenteric abscess</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-stage 2 - diverticulitis with walled off pelvic abscess </li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-stage 3 - diverticulitis with generalised purulent peritonitis </li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-stage 4 - diverticulitis with generalised faecal peritonitis </li>~~
~~-</ul> ~~
+Hinchey et al. 3 proposed a classification for <a href="/articles/diverticulitis">acute diverticulitis</a>, that has been variously adapted, and is useful not only in academia but also in outlining successive stages of severity.<ul>
+<li>
+stage 1a: phlegmon</li>
+<li>
+stage 1b: diverticulitis with pericolic or mesenteric abscess</li>
+<li>
+stage 2: diverticulitis with walled off pelvic abscess</li>
+<li>
+stage 3: diverticulitis with generalised purulent peritonitis</li>
+<li>
+stage 4: diverticulitis with generalised faecal peritonitis</li>
+</ul>

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