Open AccessAssessment of recurrence and complications following uncomplicated diverticulitis
Author(s) -
Buchs N. C.,
KonradMugnier B.,
Jannot A.S.,
Poletti P.A.,
Ambrosetti P.,
Gervaz P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.9119
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , surgery , retrospective cohort study , prospective cohort study , general surgery
The natural history of sigmoid diverticulitis has been inferred from population-based or retrospective studies. This study assessed the risk of a recurrent attack following the first episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis.