The Natural History of Diverticulitis: Fact and Theory

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Floch, Martin H ^a,b   Bina, Iona ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colitis; Dietary fiber; Diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BARIUM ENEMA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE PRESSURE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2142694339     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000124003.07433.ee     Document Type: Conference Paper

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