Acute colonic diverticulitis in the young
- 1 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 40 (5), 570-574
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02055381
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Colonic diverticulitis in the young has been considered to have a virulent course, high morbidity, and high operative rate. As a result, elective resection of the involved colonic segment after the first clinical episode has been the usual practice.PURPOSE:This study presents ourKeywords
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