Severity of Diverticulitis Does Not Influence Abdominal Complaints during Long-Term Follow-Up

摘要

BackgroundDiverticulitis can lead to localized or generalized peritonitis and consequently induce abdominal adhesion formation. If adhesions would lead to abdominal complaints, it might be expected that these would be more prominent after operation for perforated diverticulitis with peritonitis than after elective sigmoid resection.