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Does surgery on diverticulosis get rid of that problem?
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Sometimes: Surgery is recommended for problems with recurrent infection from diverticulitis. Just having diverticulosis without infections is very common & does not benefit from surgery.
Answered 9/15/2020
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In that area.: Surgery for diverticulosis would eradicate the diverticuli that were in the removed portion of the colon, but wouldn't prevent you from forming new ones in the remaining colon.
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