Microscopic findings in sigmoid diverticulitis-changes after conservative therapy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 812-817

  Holmer, Christoph ^a   Lehmann, Kai S ^a   Engelmann, Sabrina ^a   Frericks, Bernd ^a   Loddenkemper, Christoph ^a   Buhr, Heinz J ^a   Ritz, Jörg Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complicated diverticulitis; Diverticular disease; Indication for surgical intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIGMOID DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952551553     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1054-9     Document Type: Article

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