Long-term severe complications were similar with laparoscopic lavage and primary resection in perforated purulent diverticulitis patients, researchers reported, although recurrence was more frequent ...

In patients with perforated diverticulitis and peritonitis, primary anastomosis proved superior to Hartmann's procedure for 12-month stoma-free survival and overall morbidity after stoma reversal, ...

Forty patients were treated with the conventional Hartmann approach (resection plus a diverting colostomy) and 43 patients were managed by laparoscopy and peritoneal lavage. Patients in the lavage ...

Laparoscopic lavage offers an alternative to the Hartmann procedure for patients with perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis, suggest the findings of a randomized controlled trial ...

(HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic lavage leads to worse outcomes than primary resection in patients with perforated diverticulitis, according to a study published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of ...

THE morbidity associated with the surgical treatment of diverticulitis remains high. In the experience of the Lahey Clinic some complication has developed in 30 per cent of the patients with ...

Q. I developed some pain in my abdomen and my doctor told me I had diverticulitis. What is it, what causes it, and what can be done about it? A. We say diverticulitis is present when outpouchings ...

At the age of 70, 70 percent of the population will have diverticulosis. However, this doesn’t mean that all of these patients will ever experience diverticulitis. So, what’s the difference, and how ...

A study published in Arthritis & Rheumatism suggests that rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with glucocorticoids and patients with a history of diverticulitis are at a higher risk for GI ...

Despite overlapping symptoms that blur the lines for millions of patients, irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulitis remain ...

Real Housewives of Sydney star Lisa Oldfield has revealed she was rushed to hospital after suffering a medical emergency, undergoing surgery for a painful bout of perforated diverticulitis. The ...