Diverticular disease of the colon: A century-old problem

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 703-709

  Schoetz Jr , David J ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES IMPACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 0344654685     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236921     Document Type: Conference Paper

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