Surgical resection does not avoid the risk of diverticulitis recurrence-a systematic review of risk factors

Longchamp, Gregoire; Abbassi, Ziad; Meyer, Jérémy; Toso, Christian; Buchs, Nicolas Philippe; Ris, Frédéric

doi:10.1007/s00384-020-03762-0

Scientific article

Review

English

Surgical resection does not avoid the risk of diverticulitis recurrence-a systematic review of risk factors

ContributorsLongchamp, Gregoire; Abbassi, Ziad; Meyer, Jérémy

; Toso, Christian

; Buchs, Nicolas Philippe; Ris, Frédéric

Published inInternational Journal of Colorectal Disease, vol. 36, no. 2, p. 227-237

Publication date2021

Abstract

Fifteen percent of patients undergoing elective sigmoidectomy will present a diverticulitis recurrence, which is associated with significant costs and morbidity. We aimed to systematically review the risk factors associated with recurrence after elective sigmoidectomy.

Keywords

Diverticulitis
Postoperative recurrence
Risk factors
Sigmoidectomy

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Transplantation et hépatologie (905)

Citation (ISO format)

LONGCHAMP, Gregoire et al. Surgical resection does not avoid the risk of diverticulitis recurrence-a systematic review of risk factors. In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2021, vol. 36, n° 2, p. 227–237. doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03762-0