Effect of Body Mass Index on Outcomes After Surgery for Perforated Diverticulitis

Despite the increased adoption of minimally invasive techniques in colorectal surgery, an open resection with ostomy creation remains an accepted operation for perforated diverticulitis. In the United States, there is an increase in the rates of both morbid obesity and diverticular disease. Therefore, we wanted to explore whether outcomes for morbidly obese patients with diverticulitis are worse than nonmorbidly obese patients after open colectomy for diverticulitis.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - November 6, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Kathryn T. Weber, Paul J. Chung, Nicholas La Gamma, John A. Procaccino, Antonio E. Alfonso, Gene Coppa, Gainosuke Sugiyama Source Type: research