Elective resection for ongoing Diverticular disease significantly improves quality of life

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 190-197

  Van De Wall, Bryan J M ^a   Draaisma, Werner A ^a   Van Iersel, Jan J ^a   Consten, Esther C J ^a   Wiezer, Marinus J ^b   Broeders, Ivo A M J ^a  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Quality of life; Resection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; DEFECATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; COLON, SIGMOID; DEFECATION; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84883158546     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346482     Document Type: Article

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