Quantify the level of endocan in blood samples collected from patients with acute diverticulitis in the emergency department. Determine if endocan levels are correlated with the severity of diverticulitis according to the WSES classification. Assess whether patients requiring emergency surgical intervention have higher endocan values compared to others.
Patients who have signed informed consent
Patients who are affected by acute diverticulitis after clinical evaluation and imaging (i.e. u.s. or CeCT)
Immunosuppressed patients
Patients suffering chronic inflammatory diseases
Patients with concomitant malignancy, cardiac, renal and haepatic failure
History of major vascular surgery (aneurysmectomy)