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A study analyzed the outcomes of 132 patients with acute diverticulitis, comparing medical (99 patients) and surgical (33 patients) treatments over an average follow-up of 9.2 years. Results indicated that 73% of the medical group and 79% of the surgical group experienced no further symptoms or hospital admissions, suggesting that medical treatment is generally sufficient unless complications arise. The findings challenge the necessity of prophylactic surgery in diverticular disease, as most patients did no

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Tâm Trương

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