Table 2.

Studies involving the role of laparoscopic lavage in diverticular disease

Ref.	No. of patients	LOS (d)	Morbidity	Mortality	Further resection
Lam et al[36]	6	11	33%	0%	50%
O’Sullivan et al[45]	8	10	25%	0%	0%
Myers et al[38]	100	8	5%	3%	0%
Bretagnol et al[39]	24	12	8%	0%	100%
Karoui et al[43]	35	8	28%	0%	71%
White et al[44]	35	14	12%	0%	64%
Da Rold et al[37]	7	8	28%	0%	0%
Favuzza et al[42]	7	6	14%	0%	57%
Mutter et al[40]	10	9	0%	0%	67%
Franklin et al[41]	40	3	20%	0%	60%

LOS: Length of stay.