What do systematic reviews say?

Laparoscopic vs open surgery

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in 30‐Day postoperative mortality compared with open surgery (low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open resection for sigmoid diverticulitis 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.24 [0.03, 2.07]
  3 studies · 360 participants
  Low

Duct‐to‐mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy using the modified Blumgart technique vs duct‐to‐mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy using the traditional interrupted technique

• Duct‐to‐mucosa versus other types of pancreaticojejunostomy for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 210 participants
  Very low

Duct‐to‐mucosa vs invagination pancreaticojejunostomy

It is very uncertain whether duct‐to‐mucosa changes postoperative mortality compared with invagination pancreaticojejunostomy (very low certainty).

• Duct‐to‐mucosa versus other types of pancreaticojejunostomy for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.77 [0.39, 1.49]
  10 studies · 1472 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic vs open surgery

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes late overall mortality (after the first 30 postoperative days) compared with open surgery (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open resection for sigmoid diverticulitis 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.04 [0.19, 21.77]
  1 study · 93 participants
  Very low