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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2016; 8(2): 134-142
Published online Feb 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i2.134
Published online Feb 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i2.134
Laparoscopic treatment of complicated colonic diverticular disease: A review
Ronald Daher, Elie Barouki, Elie Chouillard, Department of Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye Medical Center, 78300 Poissy, France
Elie Chouillard, Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy/Saint-Germain Medical Center, 78300 Poissy, France
Author contributions: Daher R and Barouki E performed research; Daher R and Chouillard E designed research and contributed new reagents or analytic tools; Daher R, Barouki E and Chouillard E analyzed data, wrote the paper and gave their approvals on the final version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest.
Correspondence to: Elie Chouillard, MD, Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy/Saint-Germain Medical Center, 10 rue du Champ Gaillard, 78300 Poissy, France. chouillard@yahoo.com
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Received: August 23, 2015
Peer-review started: August 25, 2015
First decision: September 30, 2015
Revised: November 17, 2015
Accepted: December 7, 2015
Article in press: December 8, 2015
Published online: February 27, 2016
Processing time: 188 Days and 1.5 Hours
Peer-review started: August 25, 2015
First decision: September 30, 2015
Revised: November 17, 2015
Accepted: December 7, 2015
Article in press: December 8, 2015
Published online: February 27, 2016
Processing time: 188 Days and 1.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: With the aim to improve surgery outcomes, laparoscopy has been increasingly performed in complicated diverticulitis. Despite the absence of solid proofs and under the condition of large expertise, it is an appropriate approach for the surgical management of both elective and emergent situations related to complicated diverticulitis. Moreover, the laparoscopic lavage drainage represents a previously unknown modality of treatment of purulent peritonitis. Validation of these data by large-scale randomized controlled trials is mandatory to build future therapeutic algorithms on which general surgeons can rely in their daily practice.