Primary bowel resection is one surgical procedure doctors may use to treat diverticulitis. Depending on the amount of inflammation in the bowel, the patient may need open surgery to remove the affected segments of the intestine and reconnect the healthy segments that remain. In some cases, surgeons can perform a laparoscopic procedure to remove inflamed tissue repair the intestines.

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