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Table 1 Hinchey classification of diverticulitis[1]

From: Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis in a lumbar hernia after iliac crest bone graft - a case report

Stage I

Pericolic abscess or phlegmon

Stage II

Pelvic, intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal abscess

Stage III

Generalized purulent peritonitis

Stage IV

Fecal peritonitis