Uncomplicated Diverticulitis, More Complicated than We Thought

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1744-1749

  Boostrom, Sarah Y ^a   Wolff, Bruce G ^a   Cima, Robert R ^a   Merchea, Amit ^a   Dozois, Eric J ^a   Larson, David W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Uncomplicated diverticulitis categories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOID DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865487609     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1924-4     Document Type: Article

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