title: [Diverticulosis of the sigmoid colon: when to operate and which surgical treatment to use].
abstract: Diverticulosis of the colon is an increasing frequent disease: 50% of all subjects over 70 are affected by this pathology. The paper reports a series of cases and a therapeutic approach for simple, symptomatic and complicated diverticulosis. The long-term results are also reported.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione Chirurgia, Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, Ravenna.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrucci
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Montanari
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stancanelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balanzoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: La diverticolosi del colon sigma: quando intervenire e che trattamento chirurgico eseguire.