The place of elective surgery following acute diverticulitis in young patients: When is surgery indicated? An analysis of the literature

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1008-1016

  Janes, Simon ^a   Meagher, Alan ^b   Faragher, Ian G ^c   Shedda, Susan ^d   Frizelle, Frank A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Western Hospital   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diverticular disease; Diverticulitis; Surgery; Young

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERTICULITIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERITONITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; EMERGENCY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 67651148146     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181a0a8a9     Document Type: Article

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