Diverticular disease of the colon: New perspectives in symptom development and treatment

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1385-1389

  Colecchia, Antonio ^a   Sandri, Lorenza ^a   Capodicasa, Simona ^b   Vestito, Amanda ^b   Mazzella, Giuseppe ^a   Staniscia, Tommaso ^b   Roda, Enrico ^a   Festi, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MANNAN; PLACEBO; RIFAXIMIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON FLORA; COLON MOTILITY; COLON MUCOSA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEREDITY; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; IRRITABLE COLON; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0043066771     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1385     Document Type: Review

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