Results of Laparotomy and Laparoscopy for Perforated Colonic Diverticulitis.

Conclusion: Low preoperative serum albumin level (<3.0 g/dL) affects the mortality rate of patients after surgery. The hospital course and prognosis after laparoscopic surgery and conventional open surgery are comparable in patients with peritonitis caused by diverticulitis perforation. PMID: 31431798 [PubMed - in process]
Source: JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - Category: Surgery Tags: JSLS Source Type: research