Colonoscopy in the diagnosis and management of diverticular disease

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1142-1144

  Hale, William B ^a  

^a NORWALK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute diverticulitis; Asymptomatic diverticulosis; Segmental diverticular disease associated colitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; COLITIS; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149216828     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181862ab1     Document Type: Review

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