Prophylactic resection, uncomplicated diverticulitis, and recurrent diverticulitis

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-113

  Wolff, Bruce G ^a   Boostrom, Sarah Y ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Prophylactic resection; Recurrent diverticulitis; Uncomplicated diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COLON ABSCESS; COLON DISEASE; DIVERTICULITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SIGMOIDECTOMY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON, SIGMOID; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861069230     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335908     Document Type: Article

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