Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis and the Risk of Recurrence and Ostomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the comparative risk of recurrence and ostomy after elective resection or medical therapy for uncomplicated diverticulitis, incorporating outpatient episodes of recurrence.

Background

While surgeons historically recommended colon resection for uncomplicated diverticulitis to reduce the risk of recurrence or colostomy, no prior studies have quantified this risk when considering outpatient episodes of disease. It remains to be determined whether surgery actually decreases those risks.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study employing an adjusted time-to-event analysis to assess the relationship of medical or surgical treatment with diverticulitis recurrence and/or receipt of an ostomy. Subjects were adults with ≥1 year continuous enrollment treated for ≥2

SUBMITTER: Thornblade LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7174092 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature