Long-term follow-up and development of diverticulitis in patients diagnosed with diverticulosis of the colon

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 15-17

  Loffeld, R J L F ^a  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Diverticulitis; Diverticulosis; Epidemiology; Follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUMMER; ULTRASOUND; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPLICATION; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84953347572     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-015-2397-1     Document Type: Article

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