Risk of colectomy after conservative treatment of diverticulitis of the left hemicolon complicated by abdominal or pelvic abscess: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction Acute diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon is increasingly treated by a non-operative approach. The need for colectomy after recovery from a flare of acute diverticulitis of the left colon, complicated diverticular abscess is still controversial. The primary aim of this study is to asses...

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Main Authors: Helmut Friess, Maximilian Sohn, Ayman Agha, Igors Iesalnieks, Alfred Hochrein, Anna Tiefes, Dirk Wilhelm, Stephan Schorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/12/e042350.full
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