Importance Diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon is an increasingly common disease. Patterns of
care and management guidelines have significantly evolved in recent years. Objectives To …

Iatrogenic colonoscopy perforation (ICP) is a severe complication that can occur during both
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Although 45–60% of ICPs are diagnosed by the …

Aim The goal of this European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) guideline project is to give
an overview of the existing evidence on the management of diverticular disease, primarily as …

Abstract Background In January 2010, the SICE (Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery),
under the auspices of the EAES, decided to revisit the clinical recommendations for the role …

BACKGROUND: The optimal treatment for diverticulitis with extraluminal air is controversial.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of …

Aim This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy, morbidity and mortality of
laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for patients with perforated diverticulitis. Method We …

The article presents information about diverticular disease. Diverticulitis is an acute
inflammation of one or more diverticula and the inflammatory changes involve the apex of …

Background Recent randomized trials demonstrated that laparoscopic lavage compared
with resection for Hinchey III perforated diverticulitis was associated with similar mortality …

Background Recently, excellent results are reported on laparoscopic lavage in patients with
purulent perforated diverticulitis as an alternative for sigmoidectomy and ostomy. The …

Introduction The existing literature regarding acute perforated diverticulitis only reports about
short-term outcome; long-term following outcomes have not been assessed before. The aim …