Elective surgical management of diverticulitis
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Trends in the surgical management of diverticulitis
Sigmoid diverticulitis is an increasingly common Western disease associated with a high morbidity and cost of treatment. Improvement in the understanding of the disease process, along with advances in the diagnosis and medical management has led to recent changes in treatment recommendations. The natural history of diverticulitis is more benign than previously thought, and current trends favor ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Problems in Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0011-3840
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2020.100876