Question 1. What is the diagnostic value of the different tests for simple and complicated diverticulitis? What diagnostic strategy should be used?;Question 1. Quelle est la valeur diagnostique des différents examens dans la diverticulite simple et compliquée? Quelle doit être la stratégie diagnostique?

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 31, Issue 8-9 C2, 2007, Pages

  Zins, Marc ^a   Bruel, Jean Michel ^b   Pochet, Patrick ^c   Regent, Denis ^d   Loiseau, Didier ^e  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^c Médecin Généraliste   (France)

^d CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^e Gastro entérologue   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON FISTULA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAVASATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERITONEUM; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; X RAY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34948813020     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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