Detection of endoscopic and histological inflammation after an attack of colonic diverticulitis is associated with higher diverticulitis recurrence

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-19

  Tursi, Antonio ^a   Elisei, Walter ^b   Giorgetti, Gian Marco ^c   Inchingolo, Cosimo Damiano ^d   Nenna, Rosanna ^d   Picchio, Marcello ^e   Brandimarte, Giovanni ^f  

^a ASL BAT   (Italy)

^b ASL Roma H   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d 'Lorenzo Bonomo' Hospital   (Italy)

^e ASL RMH   (Italy)

^f Cristo Re Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Endoscopy; Follow up; Histology; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CALGRANULIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; RIFAXIMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ACUTE DISEASE; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; INTESTINE MUCOSA; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84875436646     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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