Laparoscopic treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis is commonly accepted in Hinchey cases I and II, whereas it is debated in the case of purulent peritonitis, and not indicated for fecal peritonitis.
Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Hospital Niguarda Ca'Granda Milano Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 3, 20162, Milano, Italy. raffaele.pugliese@ospedaleniguarda.it
