Obesity was associated with a higher OR of diverticulitis as compared with patients who had normal BMI (OR 4.50, 95% CI 2.84-7.12, I P i < 0.001). We have read with great interest the original work by Patel et al., who, using the US Nationwide Readmissions Database, assessed both clinical outcomes and recurrence of diverticulitis after bariatric surgery [[1]].