Prospective study on the management of patients with complicated diverticular disease

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-176

  Salem, T A ^a   Molloy, R G ^a   O'Dwyer, P J ^b  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute diverticulitis; Complicated diverticular disease; Elective resection

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORATION; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644886896     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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