Presentation, Outcomes, and Non-elective Surgical Management of Diverticulitis: Is There an Ethnic Divide?

J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Jul;27(7):1461-1463. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05638-4. Epub 2023 Feb 28.

Authors

Caitlyn Braschi¹, Jessica K Liu¹, Ashkan Moazzez², Beverley A Petrie¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, USA.
² Division of General & Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson Street, Bldg F10, Torrance, CA, 90505, USA. amoazzez@dhs.lacounty.gov.

No abstract available

Keywords: Colon surgery; Diverticulitis; Ethnic disparities; Health disparities.

MeSH terms

Diverticulitis* / surgery
Diverticulitis, Colonic* / surgery
Elective Surgical Procedures
Humans
Retrospective Studies