Laparoscopic lavage and drainage for Hinchey III diverticulitis. Review of technical aspects
The surgical treatment for patients with generalized peritonitis complicating sigmoid diverticulitis is currently debated;
particularly in case of difuse purulent contamination (Hinchey 3). Laparoscopic lavage and drainage (LLD) has been proposed by some authors as a safe and efective alternative to single- or multi-stage resective surgery. However, among all the
diferent studies on LLD, there is no uniformity in terms of surgical technique adopted and data show signifcant diferences