Uncomplicated diverticulitis of the sigmoid: Old challenges

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1187-1189

  Bergamaschi, Roberto ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGMOIDECTOMY;

EID: 0031453898     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709028144     Document Type: Review

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