Incidence and risk factors of recurrence after surgery for pathology-proven diverticular disease

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1501-1506

  Andeweg, Caroline ^a   Peters, Joost ^b   Bleichrodt, Robert ^a   Van Goor, Harry ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 45849132986     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9530-z     Document Type: Article

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