The natural history of diverticulitis: Implications for elective surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1312-1313

  Ko, Clifford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

COLECTOMY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 48849113481     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0491-1     Document Type: Article

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