Table 3.

Demographics and outcomes of elective diverticular resections

Age / sex	CT grade of diverticulitis	Large bowel investigations	Intervention	Length of stay for acute admission	Complications	Pathology
46 F	2	Flexible sigmoidoscopy and CT colonography	Open anterior resection	10 days	Nil	Diverticulosis
52 M	2	Flexible sigmoidoscopy	Open sigmoid colectomy	4 days	Nil	Diverticulosis
60 F	2	Barium enema	Laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy	4 days	Nil	Diverticulosis
61 F	2	Nil	Laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy	3 days	Nil	Diverticulosis
57 M	3	Nil	Laparoscopic to open sigmoid colectomy	7 days	Anastomotic leak, conversion to Hartmann’s procedure; subsequently had colostomy reversal	Diverticulosis
54 F	4	Nil	Open left hemicolectomy	5 days	Nil	Chronic diverticulitis

CT = computed tomography