A potential alternative treatment of uncomplicated painful diverticular disease by trans-colonoscopic irrigation technique: A preliminary report

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 282-287

  Chen, Wei Shone ^a,b   Lin, Jen Kou ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colonic diverticulum; Colonoscopy; Drainage; Suction

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON LAVAGE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; STONE FORMATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMINAL PAIN; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0142027529     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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