Clinical and functional results after elective colonic resection in 75 consecutive patients with diverticular disease

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-11

  Thörn, Magnus ^a   Graf, Wilhelm ^a   Stefànsson, Tryggvi ^b   Påhlman, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Landspitali ^*  (Iceland)

Author keywords

Colonic resection; Diverticular disease; Surgical results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVERTICULOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036176907     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00847-9     Document Type: Article

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