Diverticular disease in patients under 50 years of age

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-104

  Anderson, D N ^a,b   Driver, C P ^a   Davidson, A I ^a   Keenan, R A ^a  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diverticular disease; Resection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; DIVERTICULOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; ONSET AGE; SIGMOID;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COLECTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0030934132     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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