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Laparoscopic colectomy for elective surgical treatment of diverticulitis is not as widely accepted as laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer and endoscopically unresectable colorectal polyps. Also, conversion rates from laparoscopic to open resection are considerably higher for diverticular disease than for neoplasia. However, several trials have indicated that a laparoscopic approach to diverticular disease results in less morbidity than an open-surgery approach.
To examine this issue further, investigators evaluated data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, a prospective database collected from 120 private and academic hospitals during a 4-year period. The current nonrandomized study co…