Imaging findings of right colon diverticulitis that mimics colon cancer: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Kosma, Lamprini K ^a   Galani, Panagiota N ^a   Lafoyianni, Sofia P ^a  

^a AMALIA FLEMING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN;

EID: 77953369524     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-6289     Document Type: Article

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