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The available evidence regarding the treatment of acute diverticulitis (AD) with pelvic abscess using antibiotics alone is very limited. The objective of this study was to determine whether the short- and long-term outcomes of AD with pelvic abscesses treated exclusively with antibiotics are comparable to those of pericolic abscesses.
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