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SUBMITTER: Angenete E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4679345 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Angenete Eva E Thornell Anders A Burcharth Jakob J Pommergaard Hans-Christian HC Skullman Stefan S Bisgaard Thue T Jess Per P Läckberg Zoltan Z Matthiessen Peter P Heath Jane J Rosenberg Jacob J Haglind Eva E
Annals of surgery 20160101 1
<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate short-term outcomes of a new treatment for perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis in a randomized controlled trial.<h4>Background</h4>Perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis (Hinchey III) has traditionally been treated with surgery including colon resection and stoma (Hartmann procedure) with considerable postoperative morbidity and mortality. Laparoscopic lavage has been suggested as a less invasive surgical treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>Laparo ...[more]