Timing of computed tomography in acute diverticulitis

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1023-1028

  Brengman, Matthew L ^a   Otchy, Daniel P ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Complications; Computed tomography; Diverticulitis; Hospital costs; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031854146     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237394     Document Type: Article

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