Clinical features of symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease: A multicenter Italian survey

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1151-1159

  Annibale, Bruno ^a   Lahner, Edith ^a   Maconi, Giovanni ^b   Usai, Paolo ^c   Marchi, Santino ^d   Bassotti, Gabrio ^e   Barbara, Giovanni ^f   Cuomo, Rosario ^g  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Functional dyspepsia; Irritable bowel syndrome; Survey; Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIGESTIVE TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BODY MASS; COFFEE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DEFECATION HABIT; DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULOSIS; DYSPEPSIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HARD FECES; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; ITALY; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULITIS; DYSPEPSIA; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867008304     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1488-5     Document Type: Article

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