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Management of Colonic Diverticulitis

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Acute left colonic diverticulosis is common in Western countries, but its prevalence is increasing throughout the world. On one side left colonic diverticulosis is more common among elderly patients; on the other side, however, a dramatic rise of its incidence has been seen in the younger age groups during recent years. Some guidelines have been published regarding acute diverticulitis. The present chapter gives an up to date review of the evidences exposing the WSES indications to treat a such common disease.

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Coccolini, F. et al. (2016). Management of Colonic Diverticulitis. In: Di Saverio, S., Catena, F., Ansaloni, L., Coccolini, F., Velmahos, G. (eds) Acute Care Surgery Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15362-9_19

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