Systematic review of evidence and consensus on diverticulitis: an analysis of national and international guidelines

Aim The study aimed to analyse the currently available national and international guidelines for areas of consensus and contrasting recommendations in the treatment of diverticulitis and thereby to design questions for future research. Method MEDLINE , EMBASE and P ub M ed were systematically searched for guidelines on diverticular disease and diverticulitis. Inclusion was confined to papers in E nglish and those < 10 years old. The included...