%0 Journal Article %T Laparoscopic lavage versus resection in perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials %A Fausto Catena %A Federico Coccolini %A Giulia Montori %A Luca Ansaloni %A Marco Ceresoli %A Massimo Sartelli %J Archive of "World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES". %D 2016 %R 10.1186/s13017-016-0103-4 %X Purulent peritonitis from acute left colon diverticulitis is a relatively common presentation of diverticular disease; historically the treatment was the Hartmann procedure. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage has been proposed as a lesser invasive treatment option with great interest and debate among surgeons and with contrasting results. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the results of sigmoid resection with laparoscopic lavage %K Acute diverticulitis %K Purulent peritonitis %K Acute perforated diverticulitis %K Laparoscopic lavage %K Meta-analysis %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006586/