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Safety and feasibility of laparoscopic sigmoid resection without diversion in perforated diverticulitis.

Nicolás H DreifussFrancisco SchlottmannJose M PiattiMaximiliano E BunNicolás A Rotholtz
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
Laparoscopic sigmoid resection without diversion is feasible and safe in patients with perforated diverticulitis. In centers with vast experience in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, patients undergoing this procedure have similar morbidity and mortality to those undergoing elective sigmoidectomy.
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