Summary
Patients with mild or moderate diverticulitis who experience recurrence appear to benefit more from surgery than conservative treatment, in terms of validated ratings of quality of life and pain 6 months after start of treatment.
- diverticulitis
- surgery
- laparoscopy
- quality of life
- recurrence
- DIRECT trial
- NTR1478
- gastroenterology clinical trials
- © 2015 SAGE Publications
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DIRECT Trial Shows Surgery Better Than Conservative Treatment for Diverticulitis
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