Diverticular disease: Evolving concepts in classification, presentation, and management

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-55

  Mosadeghi, Sasan ^a   Bhuket, Taft ^a   Stollman, Neil ^b  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Summitt Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diverticular disease; Mesalamine; Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; MESALAZINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH FIBER DIET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; COLONOSCOPY; DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; MESALAMINE;

EID: 84917679745     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: 15317056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000145     Document Type: Review

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