Laura Beyer-Berjot, Léon Maggiori, Didier Loiseau, Jean-Dominique De Korwin, Jean-Pierre Bongiovanni, Philippe Lesprit, Nathalie Salles, Pascal Rousset, Thomas Lescot, Aymeric Henriot, Magalie Lefrançois, Eddy Cotte, Yann Parc
BACKGROUND: Acute diverticulitis is a common disease with public health significance. Many studies with a high level of evidence have been published recently on the surgical management of acute diverticulitis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this systematic review was to define the accurate surgical management of acute diverticulitis. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were sources used. STUDY SELECTION: One reviewer conducted a systematic study with combinations of key words for the disease and the surgical procedure...
January 25, 2019: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum