Lee, Yongjin F; Tang, Dalun D; Patel, Samik H; Battaglia, Michael A; Shanker, Beth-An A; Cleary, Robert K
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There are currently no guidelines on the management of right colon diverticulitis. Treatment options have been extrapolated from the management of left-sided diverticulitis. Gaining knowledge of the risk and morbidity of diverticulitis recurrence is integral to weighing the benefit of elective surgery for right-sided diverticulitis.