Bowel removal in diverticulitis. Surgeons performing a Hartmann procedure to resect (remove) the sigmoid colon to treat acute perforated diverticuliti

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Bowel removal in diverticulitis. Surgeons performing a Hartmann procedure to resect (remove) the sigmoid colon to treat acute perforated diverticulitis - the formation of pouches (small, oval) within the intestinal wall.

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