title: Elective Surgery for Sigmoid Diverticulitis - Indications, Techniques, and Results.
abstract: Diverticulitis is one of the leading indications for elective colonic resections although there is an ongoing controversial discussion about classification, stage-dependent therapeutic options, and therapy settings. As there is a rising trend towards conservative therapy for diverticular disease even in patients with a complicated form of diverticulitis, we provide a compact overview of current surgical therapy principles and the remaining questions to be answered.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Jurowich
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Germer
keywords: Diverticulitis; Diverticulitis guidelines; Diverticulitis surgery; Treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis