Laparoscopic Lavage in Complicated Diverticulitis with Colonic Perforation, Always Be Closing?

Autor: Jasper Sijberden, Heleen Snijders, Susanna van Aalten
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Gastroenterology, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 765-771 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000516124
Popis: Laparoscopic lavage is seen as an acceptable alternative to colonic resection in selected patients with acute diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis. There is no consensus on what surgical technique should be used when performing this procedure. This case series describes the disease course of 3 patients with acute diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis treated with laparoscopic lavage and direct suturing of a colonic perforation. All patients (38- and 71-year-old males and a 44-year-old female) were seen in the emergency department due to acute lower abdominal pain. Clinical examination and laboratory and imaging studies were suggestive of perforated diverticular disease. Laparoscopic lavage with placement of drain(s) and direct suturing of a colonic perforation was performed. Postoperative treatment with intravenous antibiotics was continued for a variable term. Postoperative courses were uneventful. Patients were discharged on postoperative days 5, 5, and 7. At almost 1-year follow-up, all patients are in good clinical condition and have not had a recurrent episode of diverticulitis. Therefore, this case series shows promising results of laparoscopic lavage with direct suturing of colonic perforation in patients with diverticulitis with perforation and purulent peritonitis.
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