What is diverticular colitis?

Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 568-572

  Ludeman, L ^a   Shepherd, Neil A ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Diverticular colitis; Diverticular disease; Diverticulosis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Pre diverticular disease; Secondary colitis; Sigmoid colon; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON ISCHEMIA; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; SIGMOID; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0036919188     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031302021000035974     Document Type: Article

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