Diverticulitis in young patients: Is resection after a single attack always warranted? Invited commentary

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1190-1191

  Ambrosetti, Patrick ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NOTE; TREATMENT INDICATION; YOUNG PATIENT;

EID: 3042743632     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Chautems RC, Ambrosetti P, Ludwig A, Mermillod B, Morel PH, Soravia C. Long-term follow-up after first acute episode of sigmoid diverticulitis: is surgery mandatory? A prospective study of 110 patients. Dis Colon Rectum 2002;45:962-6.
2. Ambrosetti P, Becker C, Terrier F. Colonic diverticulitis: impact of imaging on surgical management. A prospective study of 542 patients. Eur Radiol 2002;12:1145-9.