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Meta-analysis of the demographic and prognostic significance of right-sided versus left-sided acute diverticulitis.

Shahab HajibandehS HajibandehN J SmartA Maw
Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
Right-sided acute diverticulitis predominantly affects younger male patients compared with left-sided disease and is associated with favourable outcomes as indicated by the lower risk of complications, failure of conservative management, need for emergency surgery, recurrence and shorter length of hospital stay. More studies are required to compare the postoperative outcomes in patients with right-sided and left-sided diverticulitis undergoing emergency surgery.
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