Diverticulitis in the younger patient

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 743-746

  West, Sonlee D ^a   Robinson, Emily K ^a   Delu, Adam N ^a   Ligon, Ralph E ^a   Kao, Lillian S ^a   Mercer, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Diverticulitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RISK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SEROMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0346850984     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.08.022     Document Type: Article

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