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Dense inflammatory reactions, loss of tissue planes and sepsis make surgical treatment of diverticulitis complex and difficult. Experience with laparoscopic management of this disease is scanty in our country. This study aims to assess the pattern of presentation, the site of involvement and complications of diverticulitis coli. This study also aims to audit the results of laparoscopic approach for complicated colonic diverticulitis. A retrospective analysis of all patients who had laparoscopic management of complicated diverticulitis patients from August 2007 to October 2014 was done from the database. The site of involvement, extent and presence or absence of complications of diverticular disease was noted. The surgical approach, intraoperative parameters and short-term outcome measures were analysed. There were 38 (8.8 %) patients with diverticular disease out of 427 patients who had laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the study period with a median age of 59 years. Out of 38 patients, 50 % had comorbid conditions. Internal fistulae were seen in 9 (23.6 %) patients, 6 with colovesical and 3 with colovaginal fistulae. Elective laparoscopic colectomy with primary anastomosis was done in 34 (89 %) cases of which, and 10 (26 %) patients had abscess on presentation requiring drainage. Four patients required emergency laparoscopic surgery of which primary resection and anastomosis was done in 3 (7.8 %), and Hartmann’s operation was done in 1 (2.6 %) patient. Two patients required stoma. The morbidity was seen in 15 % cases, and the mean hospital stay was 9.54 days. Laparoscopic approach for diverticular disease and its complication is feasible and safe. Careful selection of patients, judicious use of diverting stoma and appropriate selection of the procedure help to achieve good results even in those with septic complications and fistulising disease.
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Kurumboor, P., Kamalesh, N.P., Pramil, K. et al. Laparoscopic Management of Colonic Diverticular Disease and its Complications: an Analysis. Indian J Surg 79, 380–383 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-016-1490-1
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