Table 2.
Operative management following percutaneous drainage
| Operation | Age at present.* (yrs) | Indication | Length of time between IP & surg (months) | Previous episode of diverticulitis | Site of abscess | ASA grade | Reversal of stoma | Follow-up from initial surgery (months) | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior resection and defunctioning loop ileostomy | 64 | Colovaginal fistula | 22 | Yes | Pelvic | 3 | Yes | 77 | Alive |
| Anterior resection | 63 | Recurrent abscess and symptomatic | 21 | No | Mesocolic | 1 | – | 44 | Alive |
| Sigmoid colectomy | 79 | Colovesical fistula | 3 | No | Mesocolic | 2 | – | 81 | Alive |
| Hartmann's procedure | 77 | Failure of resolution | 0.8 | No | Pelvic | 2 | Yes | 54 | Alive |
| Right hemicolectomy | 41 | Failure of resolution | 0.3 | No | Pelvic | 2 | – | 94 | Alive |
| Anterior resection | 78 | Enterocutaneous fistula (underlying carcinoma) | 8 | Yes | Pelvic | 2 | – | 5 | Alive |
| Hartmann's procedure | 89 | Enterocutaneous fistula (underlying carcinoma) | 2 | Yes | Mesocolic | 3 | No | 22 | Deceased |
| Anterior resection | 79 | Colovesical fistula | 0.3 | Yes | Mesocolic | 3 | – | 28 | Deceased |
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Present.* = Presentation; IP = Initial presentation; surg. = surgery