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Antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis neither accelerates recovery nor prevents complications or recurrence. It should be reserved for the treatment of complicated diverticulitis.

Our results indicate that antibiotics are not mandatory in mild AD. Treatment without antibiotics appears to be safe and seems not to change the rate of further events. These results warrant further randomized prospective studies.

Overweight, obesity, and physical inactivity among women increase diverticular disease requiring hospitalization.

Smoking is associated with symptomatic diverticular disease.

SUMMARY BackgroundThe contribution of hereditary factors to the development of diverticular disease (DD) of the colon is unknown. Prevalence and location of diverticula differ in Western world compared to in Asia and several case reports describing families with DD have been published.

SUMMARY BackgroundColon cancer and diverticular disease are most common in the Western world and their incidences tend to increase with advancing age. The association between the diseases remains unclear.

Restricted perioperative intravenous fluid administration does not reduce length of stay in a fast-track protocol.