WELCH C E
Calif Med. 1955 Dec;83(6):405-9.
The disease of diverticulitis now is encountered with increasing frequency due to the increasing average age of our population. Low mortality following resection and anastomosis and the excellent results after this procedure have broadened the indications for operation in this disease. From 1942 to 1955, 160 such operations for diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon were carried out at the Massachusetts General Hospital with a mortality of 3 per cent. The results, except in the few cases where too conservative a resection was carried out and a secondary operation was necessary to produce a cure, have been excellent.
由于我国人口平均年龄的增长，憩室炎疾病的发病率现在正日益增加。切除吻合术后死亡率较低，且该手术效果良好，这使得该病的手术适应症得以拓宽。1942年至1955年期间，麻省总医院对160例乙状结肠憩室炎患者进行了此类手术，死亡率为3%。除了少数病例因切除过于保守而需要二次手术才能治愈外，手术效果一直很好。
