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Patients' follow-up after discharge
| Age (yr) | <45 n = 21(%) | >45 n = 159 (%) | P value |
| Operations following discharge | 8 (38) | 20 (13) | 0.002 |
| Recurrent diverticulitis (not operated) | 2 (10) | 20 (13) | 0.688 |
| Abdominal pain1 | 5 (24) | 27 (17) | 0.442 |
| No further symptoms | 6 (28) | 87 (55) | 0.024 |
Abdominal pain- pain more than 2 times per week that lasts for at least one hour.
