Subspecialist emergency management of diverticulitis is associated with reduced mortality and fewer stomas

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 442-447

  Boyce, S A ^a   Bartolo, D C C ^a   Paterson, H M ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diverticular disease; Emergency surgery; Subspecialist management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON RESECTION; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIALIZATION; STOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUM; MALE; RECTUM; SCOTLAND; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84875683716     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12022     Document Type: Article

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