Controversies in the surgical management of sigmoid diverticulitis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 542-548

  Bordeianou, Liliana ^a   Hodin, Richard ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Elective surgery; Sigmoid diverticulitis; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; HUMAN;

DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 34250651268     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0126-y     Document Type: Article

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