title: [Treatment of acute purulent diverticulitis is still not clarified].
abstract: Inflammation in colonic diverticula can develop into acute diverticulitis. Treatment varies depending on illness severity. Perforated diverticulitis with faecal peritonitis is treated surgically and Hartmann's procedure is the preferred operation. Peritoneal lavage might be an alternative to resection for purulent peritonitis. However, ongoing randomized trials are awaited to clarify this.
authors.affiliation: Center for Perioperativ Optimering, Gastroenheden, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev. linehupfeld01@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Line
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hupfeld
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burcharth
authors.forename: Hans-Christian
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Pommergaard
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed