Question: I have been having stomach problems on and off for the past year, including soft stools, blood and severe cramping. Following scans and tests, it is suspected that I have diverticular ...

There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...

In severe cases of diverticulitis, surgery may be required. If patients develop complications like an abscess or perforation, surgical intervention becomes necessary. In these instances ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007;22(9):1360-1368. Our study has several limitations. The most important limitation is that the comparative studies we included in our review were not randomized ...