Clinical presentation and risks

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-107

  Binda, Gian Andrea ^a   Amato, Antonio ^b   Serventi, Alberto ^c   Arezzo, Alberto ^d  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b 'G Borea' Hospital   (Italy)

^c San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Risk of recurrence; Subsequent surgery

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DIVERTICULITIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA BASE; DEATH; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY HISTORY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT DIVERTICULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861033373     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335907     Document Type: Article

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