Spectrum of disease and outcome among patients with acute diverticulitis

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Mäkelä, Jyrki T ^a   Kiviniemi, Heikki O ^a   Laitinen, Seppo T ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complicated diverticulitis; Hinchey grading; Recurrent diverticulitis; Sigmoid resection; Uncomplicated diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEX FACTORS; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 77953673572     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236903     Document Type: Article

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