What is the preferred surgery for perforated left-sided diverticulitis?

J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Mar;218(3):495-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.011.

Authors

Elijah Dixon, W Donald Buie, Charles P Heise; Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group

Collaborators

Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group:
Nancy N Baxter, Karen J Brasel, Carl J Brown, Prosanto K Chaudhury, Celia M Divino, Elijah Dixon, G William N Fitzgerald, S Morad Hameed, Harry J Henteleff, Tyler G Hughes, Lillian S Kao, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Steven Latosinsky, Tara M Mastracci, Robin S McLeod, Arden M Morris, Timothy M Pawlik, Larissa K Temple, Marg McKenzie

PMID: 24559959
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.011

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MeSH terms

Diverticulitis, Colonic / surgery*
Female
Humans
Ileostomy / methods*
Intestinal Perforation / surgery*
Male
Peritonitis / surgery*