Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Oct 2018
Non-operative management of perforated diverticulitis with extraluminal or free air - a retrospective single center cohort study.
The aim of this study was to describe patient characteristics and results of non-operative management for patients presenting with computed tomography (CT) verified perforated diverticulitis with extraluminal or free air. ⋯ Non-operative management is successful in the majority of patients with CT-verified perforated diverticulitis with extraluminal air, and also in one-third of those with free air in the peritoneal cavity.