Surgical management of complicated diverticulitis

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Abstract
Ction with anastomosis and creation of a proximal colostomy with no death and a 22 percent morbidity rate; 19 had the Hartmann operation or colostomy with mucous fistula with a 16 percent mortality rate and a 23 percent morbidity rate; and 22 underwent a traditional three-stage operation with 14 percent mortality and 24 percent morbidity rates. The average duration of hospitalization was 21 days for patients who underwent the one-stage operation, and 52 days for patients who underwent the three-stage procedure. Primary resection for complicated disease is associated with acceptable morbidity and mortality rates under appropriate circumstances. Read at the joint meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons with the Section of Colo-Proctology, Royal Society of Medicine, and the Section of Colonic and Rectal Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, New Orleans. Louisiana, May 6 to 11, 1984. © The ASCRS 1985...