Practice parameters for the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis--supporting documentation. The Standards Task Force. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Dis Colon Rectum. 2000 Mar;43(3):290-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02258291.

Abstract

It should be recognized that these guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of all proper methods of care or exclusive of methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. The ultimate judgment regarding the propriety of any specific procedure must be made by the physician in light of all of the circumstances presented by the individual patient.

Publication types

  • Guideline
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Diverticulitis, Colonic / diagnosis
  • Diverticulitis, Colonic / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Perforation / diagnosis
  • Intestinal Perforation / therapy
  • Recurrence
  • Sigmoid Diseases / diagnosis
  • Sigmoid Diseases / therapy*