Introduction The surgical management of perforated sigmoid diverticulitis and generalised
peritonitis is challenging. Surgical resection is the established standard of care. However …

Background This study was designed to compare laparoscopic peritoneal lavage and
drainage (LLD) with laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure (LHP) in the management of …

Aim This randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed to test the hypothesis that
adverse event rates following primary anastomosis (PRA) are not inferior to those following …

The management of patients with colonic diverticular perforation is still evolving. Initial
lavage with or without simple suture and drainage was suggested in the late 19th century …

Background About 25% of patients with acute diverticulitis require emergency intervention.
Currently, most patients with diverticular peritonitis undergo a Hartmann's procedure. Our …

Background The supposed optimal treatment of perforated diverticulitis with generalized
peritonitis has changed several times during the last century, but at present is still unclear …

Background: Mortality and morbidity rates of acute perforated diverticulitis remain high. The
ideal treatment is still controversial. The object of this study was to compare patients with …

Background Traditionally, patients with peritonitis Hinchey III and IV due to perforated
diverticulitis were treated with Hartmann's procedure. In the past decade, resection and …

Objective: To assess long-term outcomes of patients with perforated diverticulitis treated with
resection or laparoscopic lavage (LL). Background: Surgical treatment of perforated …

Purpose: The adoption of abdominal negative pressure therapy (NPT) during urgent
laparotomy has shown to be helpful to control abdominal sepsis, improve morbidity and …