Conservative treatment for patients with acute right colonic diverticulitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1237-1241

  Hyoun, Jong Moon ^a   Jea, Kun Park ^a   Jong, In Lee ^a   Jong, Hoon Lee ^a   Hyuk, Jai Shin ^a   Wan, Sung Kim ^a   Mi, Sung Kim ^a   Jin, Ho Jeong ^a,b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIVERTICULECTOMY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERICOLIC ABSCESS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849160993     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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