A clinical and radiological comparison of sigmoid diverticulitis episodes 1 and 2

Gervaz, Pascal; Platon, Alexandra; Widmer, L; Ambrosetti, Patrick; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois

doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02642.x

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A clinical and radiological comparison of sigmoid diverticulitis episodes 1 and 2

ContributorsGervaz, Pascal; Platon, Alexandra; Widmer, L; Ambrosetti, Patrick; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois

Published inColorectal disease, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 463-468

Publication date2012

Abstract

After an initial uncomplicated attack, sigmoid diverticulitis may recur, but the morphological characteristics of recurrent diverticulitis have not been investigated. We compared the clinical and radiological severity, the respective location and clinical outcome of the first two episodes of sigmoid diverticulitis.

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological Markers/blood
C-Reactive Protein/metabolism
Diverticulitis, Colonic/blood/diagnosis/radiography
Female
Humans
Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Sigmoid Diseases/blood/diagnosis/radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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GERVAZ, Pascal et al. A clinical and radiological comparison of sigmoid diverticulitis episodes 1 and 2. In: Colorectal disease, 2012, vol. 14, n° 4, p. 463–468. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02642.x

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PID : unige:27879
DOI : 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02642.x
PMID : 21689325

Journal ISSN1462-8910

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