The diagnosis of diverticulitis in outpatients: On what evidence?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-308

  O'Connor, Erin S ^a   Leverson, Glen ^a   Kennedy, Gregory ^a   Heise, Charles P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic strategy; Diverticulitis; Diverticulosis; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77951886685     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1098-x     Document Type: Article

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