Surgical management of cecal diverticulitis: Is diverticulectomy enough?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-27

  Papaziogas, B ^a   Makris, J ^a   Koutelidakis, I ^a   Paraskevas, G ^a   Oikonomou, B ^a   Papadopoulos, E ^a   Atmatzidis, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cecal diverticule; Diverticulectomy; Diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CECUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIVERTICULECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE DIVERTICULOSIS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE RESECTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CECAL DISEASES; CECUM; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11244351597     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-004-0630-4     Document Type: Article

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