Right colonic diverticulitis: an uncommon disease in western countries.

AbstractBackground and aims: Right colonic diverticulitis is not a frequent disease and its management is still controversial. In this study we describe our experience.Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients operated on because of a right colonic diverticulitis in our surgical unit. All patients were treated laparoscopically. Demographics, diagnostic and surgical results were recorded. Results: Between January 1994 and January 2007, 11 patients (7 males and 4 females) mean age 53±9 years (range 3968), ASA 1: 6 patients, ASA2: 4 patients, ASA3: one patient, and BMI 27.8 (range 25–31), had right colonic diverti-culitis. Four patients underwent emergency operations: one for peritonitis and three with an erroneous diagnosis of acute appendicitis ; seven were operated on electively. There were no deaths or complications. The mean postoperative hospital stay was 5.6 days (range, 3–9). After a mean follow-up of 6.3 years (range 1–13) all patients of this series are symptom-free.Interpretat...