Muscle mass and quality as predictors for complications, recurrence and length of hospital stay in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: a retrospective cohort study.

Muscle mass/quality do not seem to serve as predictor of risk for recurrent disease in patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. However, low muscle radiation attenuation was associated with prolonged hospital stay. This indicates that muscle quality, assessed by computed tomography scan, might be used in clinical practise to identify patients at risk of longer hospitalisation.