TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diverticular Disease and Colonic Volvulus A1 - Eglinton, Timothy A1 - Frizelle, Frank A. A2 - Zinner, Michael J. A2 - Ashley, Stanley W. A2 - Hines, O. Joe PY - 2019 T2 - Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e AB - Diverticular disease and colonic volvulus are common benign colonic conditions that can cause patients significant symptoms, impair of quality of life, and on occasion lead to fatal outcomes without treatment. Management at times can be challenging as decisions for surgical intervention must be carefully balanced against the patient’s relative procedural risks and comorbidities, which also can be significant. In this chapter, we discuss the current understanding of these 2 pathologies. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160041988 ER -