Thirty-eight patients, 18 males and 20 females (mean age 61 years) have been operated on for perforated diverticulitis, over the past 14 years. We assigned the patients into stage A (n = 12 ...

Diverticulitis is what we call it when these pouches become inflamed, which can lead to infection or bowel perforation. What causes diverticulitis? Diverticulitis occurs when the diverticula ...