A prospective randomized trial was carried out on 62 patients with diffuse peritonitis from
perforated diverticulitis of the left colon, comparing acute transverse colostomy, suture and …

The surgical management of forty patients with perforation of the sigmoid colon secondary to
diverticulitis is reviewed. A distinction is made between free perforation with diffusing …

A retrospective review of 1353 cases of acute perforated sigmoid diverticulitis treated
surgically demonstrates that those operations that resect or exteriorize the perforated …

Background The best way to manage generalized peritonitis complicating sigmoid
diverticulitis is controversial. This randomized clinical trial involved a comparison of primary …

Sigmoid diverticulitis with perforation and generalized peritonitis is a grave complication of
diverticular disease. To compare accurately the results of two operative approaches …

A retrospective 10-year experience with the traditional three-stage plan (diverting colostomy,
resection, colostomy closure) for perforated diverticulitis of the colon in four urban hospitals …

This retrospective view examines the outcome of surgical treatment of perforated diverticular
disease in one hospital in the period 1976 to 1983. Of the 78 patients, 38 underwent …

Background Primary resection has replaced the conventional drainage procedure in the
management of patients with generalized peritonitis complicating diverticular disease of the …

The surgical management of perforated diverticulitis remains a subject of controversy, with
some workers advocating initial drainage with decompressive colostomy and others favoring …

Over the last three decades, emergency surgery for perforated sigmoid diverticulitis has
evolved dramatically but remains controversial. Diverticulitis is categorized as …