Population-based incidence of complicated diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon based on gender and age

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1110-1114

  McConnell, Elizabeth J ^a   Tessier, Deron J ^a   Wolff, Bruce G ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Diverticulitis; Fistula; Gender; Hemorrhage; Obstruction; Perforation; Sigmoid colon; Stricture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON FISTULA; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLON PERFORATION; COLON STENOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RISK; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGMOID; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 0042028177     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-7288-4     Document Type: Article

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