title: [The surgical treatment of perforated colonic diverticulitis].
abstract: The authors report a consecutive series of 52 patients who underwent urgent operation because of peritonitis by perforated diverticulitis. Urgent colonic resection achieves the best results.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione Chirurgica, USSL Torino III, Ospedale Martini, Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marzocchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oddone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talenti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baldinetti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003125:Colostomy; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Trattamento chirurgico delle diverticoliti perforate del colon.