Do Patients Mandate Resection After a First Episode of Acute Diverticulitis of the Colon with a Complication?

Adv Surg. 2017 Sep;51(1):179-191. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2017.03.014. Epub 2017 May 6.
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Keywords: Abscess; Colonoscopy; Colovesical; Complicated; Diverticulitis; Fistula; Obstruction; Perforation.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making*
  • Colectomy / methods*
  • Conservative Treatment / methods*
  • Disease Progression
  • Diverticulitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diverticulitis / physiopathology
  • Diverticulitis / therapy*
  • Diverticulum, Colon / diagnostic imaging
  • Diverticulum, Colon / physiopathology
  • Diverticulum, Colon / surgery
  • Elective Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Reoperation / statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome