Outcome of a conservative policy for managing acute sigmoid diverticulitis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 876-879

  Shaikh, S ^a   Krukowski, Z H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIVERTICULITIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SIGMOID DISEASES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447319445     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5703     Document Type: Article

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