Does a 48-hour rule predict outcomes in patients with acute sigmoid diverticulitis?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1892-1892

  Sra, Harminder Kaur ^a   Shipman, Kate ^a   Virk, Harjeet Singh ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SIGMOID; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLON, SIGMOID; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350374374     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0532-9     Document Type: Letter

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