Diverticulitis: A comprehensive follow-up

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 318-322

  Munson, Keith D ^a,b   Hensien, Michael A ^a   Jacob, Lionel N ^a   Robinson, Adam M ^a   Liston, William A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Recurrence; Surgery; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLECTOMY; DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029879409     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02049475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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