Surgical management of acute diverticulitis in women
Raventos, J.M.; Symmonds, R.E.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 58(5): 557-565
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844 PMID: 7301230 Document Number: 178949
The incidence of diverticular disease of the colon has increased during the course of this century. The management of diverticulitis has changed in many centers from a conservative medical approach to a more aggressive surgical one. The surgical technique has also evolved; primary resection and anastomosis is currently preferred after a standard bowel preparation. The authors reviewed the medical histories of 387 women who had undergone abdominal operation for acute diverticulitis at the Mayo Clinic during a recent 8-year period. Of the 387 patients, 71 (18.3%) had presented with a pelvic mass and 84 (21.7%) had the operation performed by a gynecologic surgeon. The preoperative evaluation, type of operation, morbidity, and mortality in the entire group and in the group managed by a gynecologic surgeon were studied and compared.