Colonic diverticulitis in adolescents: An index case and associated syndromes

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 901-905

  Santin, Brian J ^a,c   Prasad, Vinay ^b   Caniano, Donna A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Sigmoid diverticulitis; Williams Beuren syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; MALE; SIGMOID DISEASES; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 73349128475     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-009-2472-1     Document Type: Article

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