Smoking increases the incidence of complicated diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-17

  Turunen, P ^a   Wikstrom H ^a   Carpelan Holmstrom M ^a   Kairaluoma, P ^a   Kruuna, O ^a   Scheinin, T ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complicated diverticular disease; Diverticulitis; Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy; Laparoscopy; Sigmoid resection; Smoking and diverticular disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950446582     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749691009900104     Document Type: Review

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