Perforated diverticulitis is a much feared complication of diverticular disease and requires
immediate surgical therapy to limit the incipient peritonitis and its sequelae. The ensuing …

The results of management of perforated large bowel diverticulitis were retrospectively
studied over a 7-year period. 38 patients underwent operation, 20 for generalized peritonitis …

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

Thirty-eight patients, 18 males and 20 females (mean age 61 years) have been operated on
for perforated diverticulitis, over the past 14 years. We assigned the patients into stage A (n …

Background: Despite the well documented morbidity associated with its reversal, Hartmann's
procedure remains the favoured option in patients with complicated diverticular disease in …

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 …

Purpose Optimal surgical management of perforated diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon has
yet to be clearly defined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate efficacy of a “Damage …

Surgical management of patients with acute colonic diverticulitis is evolving from multiple
towards single operations. The patterns of presentation and treatment of 146 patients with …

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 …

As a result of improved medical management of chronic diverticular disease, perforation has
become the most common indication for surgical intervention. During the past five years sixty …