| Abstrakt: |
The incidence of diverticulosis is not definitely known. In 95 per cent of the cases, the disease occurs in persons 40 years of age or older. Among approximately 15 per cent of these, diverticulitis will develop. In this group complications requiring surgical treatment will develop in about one in four patients. These complications are perforation, obstruction and formation of fistula. Colostomy is the safest preliminary surgical procedure, and subsequently should be followed by resection of the involved segment of the sigmoid. The operative mortality rate has been markedly reduced by the use of the sulfonamides. |
