Right colonic diverticulitis: an uncommon disease in western countries

• Published in: Acta chirurgica belgica Vol. 110; no. 1; p. 57
• Main Authors: Carloni, A, Sage, E, Roudié, J, Balzarotti, R, Maitre, S, Sbai-Idrissi, M, Smadja, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Colectomy - methods; Colonoscopy; Diverticulitis, Colonic - diagnosis; Diverticulitis, Colonic - epidemiology; Diverticulitis, Colonic - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; France - epidemiology; Humans; Laparotomy; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity - trends; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; France

Right colonic diverticulitis is not a frequent disease and its management is still controversial. In this study we describe our experience. We retrospectively reviewed all patients operated on because of a right colonic diverticulitis in our surgical unit. All patients were treated laparoscopically....