Diagnosis and management of acute diverticulitis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages

  Floch, Craig L ^a,b,c  

^a NORWALK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute diverticulitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33746847647     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000212609.59090.41     Document Type: Article

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