Aggressive resection is indicated for cecal diverticulitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-140

  Fang, Jen Feng ^a   Chen, Ray Jade ^a   Lin, Being Chuan ^a   Hsu, Yu Bau ^a   Kao, Jung Liang ^a   Chen, Miin Fu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Cecal diverticulitis; Colectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CECUM TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037307931     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01209-6     Document Type: Article

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