In late June, a group of surgeons from the United States and Europe published a comprehensive set of recommendations on managing acute diverticulitis—the first major effort to standardize diverticulitis care in two decades.
The 2019 document, which comprises 51 statements and 41 recommendations, demonstrates the evolution of acute diverticulitis care and reflects a collaborative approach to establishing evidence-based practice (Surg Endosc 2019 Jul 27. [Epub ahead of print]). Developed and