Laparoscopic Lavage Is Feasible and Safe for the Treatment of Perforated Diverticulitis With Purulent Peritonitis

To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Angenete et al,1 titled “Laparoscopic Lavage Is Feasible and Safe for the Treatment of Perforated Diverticulitis With Purulent Peritonitis,” in the December issue of Annals of Surgery.Although the authors reported that laparoscopic lavage is a