title: [Treatment of acute diverticulitis].
abstract: In Western countries, diverticular disease is a frequent condition and the prevalence of which increases with age. Acute diverticulitis is its most frequent complication. CT-scan is now the best exam for diagnosis of acute diverticulitis, classification of its severity, and for follow-up. It can also, when necessary, allow percutaneous drainage of pericolic abscesses. Treatment of acute diverticulitis is most often conservative. Surgery outside acute events is now considered as a technique with extremely low morbidity and mortality. In this situation, laparoscopy represents nowadays the technique of choice for safe sigmoid surgery.
authors: Service de chirurgie viscérale CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
authors: Henri
authors: H
authors: Vuilleumier
authors: Petter
authors: P
authors: Nordback
authors: Jean-Claude
authors: JC
authors: Givel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans