Patients and surgeons navigate murky guidelines about whether to have surgery and what to do if surgery isn’t successful. Christin Yeoman’s mind was tormenting her with conflicting emotions as she ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’ve had diverticulitis repeatedly since 2016. It’s been bad enough 10 times (with belly pain and fever) that I was given antibiotics. I’ve had it at least that many more times where I ...

Elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection improves quality of life and decreases the risk of recurrence of diverticulitis compared with conservative treatment, according to 2-year follow-up results from ...

Is surgery a better strategy than conservative management for patients with complicated diverticulitis? In a recent issue of Annals of Surgery, Bolkenstein and colleagues [1] present the results of a ...

Patterns of episodes of diverticulitis before surgery, and factors associated with earlier interventions using inpatient, outpatient, and antibiotic prescription claims, have all been examined by a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve had diverticulitis repeatedly since 2016. It’s been bad enough 10 times (with belly pain and fever) that I was given antibiotics. I’ve had it at least that many more times where I ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black patients who underwent surgery for diverticulitis were more likely to require emergency surgery, ...

Pope Francis responded well to his colon surgery, according to the Vatican It was not revealed how long the surgery lasted or how long the pope will be staying in the hospital Diverticulitis is an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — For patients who have ongoing complaints after an episode of diverticulitis or frequent recurrences ...

CHICAGO – Among older Medicare beneficiaries who underwent surgical treatment for diverticulitis, black race was associated with increased risk of urgent/emergency surgery, high risk of in-hospital ...

Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery. By Apoorva Mandavilli On Sunday evening, Pope Francis underwent surgery for a colon ...

Among older Medicare beneficiaries who underwent surgical treatment for diverticulitis, black race was associated with increased risk of urgent/emergency surgery, high risk of in-hospital mortality ...