EARLY ELECTIVE SURGERY FOR ACUTE DIVERTIC ULITIS OF THE COLON

The aim of surgery for acute diverticulitis is the removal of the infl ammatory focus, i.e. resection of the diseased bowel segment. With the aid of modern surgical technique, intensive care medicine, and interv entional radiology surgery for acute diverticulitis is increasingly pe rformed under elective conditions. This has led to a decrease in two- or three-staged resections in favor of primary resection and anastomos is even in advanced stages of diverticulitis.