What appears to be clearer are those cases of patients who have had only one episode of complicated diverticular disease, understood in current terms defined ultrasonically by the presence of abscesses, stenoses, perforations and prior drainages. These patients are candidates for elective surgery following initial medical management 11.
Lo que parece ser más claro es que un paciente con un solo episodio de enfermedad diverticular complicada entendida en los términos actuales absceso, estenosis, perforación, drenaje previo ecográfico, es quirúrgico en forma electiva después de su manejo inicial 11.