When Should We Operate for Recurrent Diverticulitis?
Recent guidelines on elective surgery for recurrent diverticulitis have removed generalized recommendations for elective preventive surgery and advice individualized decision per patient. We discuss the clinical evidence and potential use of risk factors to help with decision-making for patient selection for elective surgery in the presence of a history of diverticulitis.
Department of Colorectal Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Savvas
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Papagrigoriadis
D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors