The Hinchey Staging
Clinical staging of diverticulitis based on radiological findings
Used to be Stages 1-4
- Pericolic abscess
- Pelvic abscess
- Free purulent fluid
- Free faecal material
But now a modified classification has been released by Waverley et al.
This divides it into the following stages
- – mild clinical diverticulitis
Ia – contained pericolic inflammation or phlegmon
Ib pericolic or mesenteric abscess
II pelvic or retroperitoneal abscess
III free purulent fluid
IV free faecal fluid