title: To operate or not to operate? Should functional outcomes after sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis influence our decision making?
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Friel
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery*; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*