Pathology and pathogenesis of diverticular disease and patterns of colonic mucosal changes overlying the diverticula

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-34

  Haboubi, N Y ^a   Alqudah, Mohammad ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diverticula; Pathogenesis; Pathology; Sigmoid colitis associated diverticular disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MESALAZINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BARIUM ENEMA; COLON MUCOSA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIVERTICULAR COLITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGMOID; SIGMOID COLITIS ASSOCIATED DIVERTICULAR DISEASE; SIGMOIDITIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULUM; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861084145     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335704     Document Type: Review

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