Current recommendations for the performance of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy in patients with diverticulitis reserve this procedure for individuals who have complications of the disease or have had numerous, severe disease episodes. Findings from a 2009 study challenge this dogma and suggest that patients' quality of life should also be considered.
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Bashankaev, B., Wexner, S. New indications for laparoscopic sigmoidectomy. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 6, 388–390 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2009.99
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