BMJ  2006;332 (4 February), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7536.0-d

What's new in diverticulitis?

Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of diverticular disease have enabled successful medical management of patients who would previously have had surgery, say Janes and colleagues on page 271. In a clinical review on management of diverticular disease, the authors revisit pathophysiology, terminology, and diagnostic imaging of this increasingly common disorder and discuss the evidence on the use of dietary fibre and drugs in uncomplicated disease. They document how emergency surgery has evolved from a three stage to a one stage procedure and examine whether elective surgery prevents future complications.

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Management of diverticulitis

Simon E J Janes, Allan Meagher, and Frank A Frizelle
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