Rates of Elective Colectomy for Diverticulitis Continued to Increase After 2006 Guideline Change

Gastroenterology. 2019 Dec;157(6):1679-1681.e11. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.08.045. Epub 2019 Sep 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Colectomy / standards
  • Colectomy / statistics & numerical data
  • Colectomy / trends*
  • Diverticulitis, Colonic / surgery*
  • Elective Surgical Procedures / standards
  • Elective Surgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data
  • Elective Surgical Procedures / trends*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States