title: [Diverticular disease of the large bowel - surgical treatment].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Surgical treatment, despite the rapid development of the numerous modern miniinvasive intervention techniques, remains essential in the treatment of complicated diverticular disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this work is to summarize indications for surgical treatment in both acute and elective patients suffering from diverticular disease of the large bowel.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the literature and recent findings concerning indications for surgical intervention in patients with diverticulosis of the colon.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The article describes indications, types of procedures, techniques and postoperative care in patients undergoing surgical intervention for diverticular disease.
authors.affiliation: Chirugická klinika 1. LF UK a Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha. miroslav.levy@ftn.cz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levý
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herdegen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sutoris
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simša
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D043963:Diverticulosis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery*; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans