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. 2010 Nov:14 Suppl 1:S79-81.
doi: 10.1007/s10151-010-0629-5.

Current management of diverticular disease of the colon

T E Pavlidis  1 , E T Pavlidis, A K Sakantamis
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Current management of diverticular disease of the colon

T E Pavlidis et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

The medical treatment plays the first role in the vast majority of cases. Severe acute diverticulitis requires hospitalization and supporting care with intravenous fluids and antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin and metronidazole. Emergency operative intervention is necessary if complication occurs. Laparoscopic surgery has a well-defined place and such colectomy has been gaining, nowadays, more popularity.

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