Safety of nonoperative management after acute diverticulitis

Annals of Coloproctology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 216-221

  Alecha, Javier Suarez ^a   Pais, Sonia Amoza ^a   Marin, Xavi Batlle ^a   Martinez, Begoña Oronoz ^a   Ribera, Enrique Balen ^a   Irazabal, Concepción Yarnoz ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute diverticulitis surgery; Colonic diverticulitis; Complicated acute diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATED ACUTE DIVERTICULITIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULITIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT RISK; PATIENT SAFETY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84908612948     PISSN: 22879714     EISSN: 22879722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3393/ac.2014.30.5.216     Document Type: Article

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