Diverticular disease: Historical review and current situation;Enfermedad diverticular: Revisión histórica y estado actual

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 253-260

  Rodriguez M ^a   Artigas, V ^a   Trias M ^a   Roig, J V ^b   Belda, R ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE SAGUNTO   (Spain)

^c Hospital de Torrecardenas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colon; Diverticular disease; Diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447340167     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(01)71893-3     Document Type: Review

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