Colonoscopy in acute diverticulitis: When and why

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 621-622

  Tursi, Antonio ^a  

^a ASL BAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON CROHN DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON POLYP; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COLONOSCOPY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84863774406     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31824e9212     Document Type: Letter

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