@article{3100972, title = "WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting", author = "Sartelli, M. and Catena, F. and Ansaloni, L. and Coccolini, F. and Griffiths, E.A. and Abu-Zidan, F.M. and Di Saverio, S. and Ulrych, J. and Kluger, Y. and Ben-Ishay, O. and Moore, F.A. and Ivatury, R.R. and Coimbra, R. and Peitzman, A.B. and Leppaniemi, A. and Fraga, G.P. and Maier, R.V. and Chiara, O. and Kashuk, J. and Sakakushev, B. and Weber, D.G. and Latifi, R. and Biffl, W. and Bala, M. and Karamarkovic, A. and Inaba, K. and Ordonez, C.A. and Hecker, A. and Augustin, G. and Demetrashvili, Z. and Melo, R.B. and Marwah, S. and Zachariah, S.K. and Shelat, V.G. and McFarlane, M. and Rems, M. and Gomes, C.A. and Faro, M.P. and Pereira Júnior, G.A. and Negoi, I. and Cui, Y. and Sato, N. and Vereczkei, A. and Bellanova, G. and Birindelli, A. and Di Carlo, I. and Kok, K.Y. and Gachabayov, M. and Gkiokas, G. and Bouliaris, K. and Çolak, E. and Isik, A. and Rios-Cruz, D. and Soto, R. and Moore, E.E.", journal = "World Journal of Emergency Surgery", year = "2016", volume = "11", number = "1", publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd.", issn = "1749-7922", doi = "10.1186/s13017-016-0095-0", abstract = "Acute left sided colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in acute setting. A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Consensus Conference on acute diverticulitis was held during the 3rd World Congress of the WSES in Jerusalem, Israel, on July 7th, 2015. During this consensus conference the guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting were presented and discussed. This document represents the executive summary of the final guidelines approved by the consensus conference. © 2016 The Author(s)." }