Conclusion
diverticulitis
PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS, DIVERTICULITIS
Active smoking status and corticosteroid use were risk factors for laparoscopic lavage treatment failure (advanced morbidity) in patients with perforated diverticulitis.This study analysed a prospectively collected cohort of patients with Hinchey III diverticulitis from two large randomized trials (SCANDIV and LOLA), aiming to find risk factors for treatment failure. The results showed that only active smoking status and corticosteroid use in the laparoscopic lavage group were risk factors for treatment failure.