Acute left colonic diverticulitis: can CT findings be used to predict recurrence?

Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Platon, Alexandra; Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry; Kinkel, Karen; Nyikus, Vince Andras; Ghiorghiu, Serban; Morel, Philippe; Terrier, François; Becker, Christoph

doi:10.2214/ajr.182.5.1821159

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Acute left colonic diverticulitis: can CT findings be used to predict recurrence?

ContributorsPoletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Platon, Alexandra; Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry; Kinkel, Karen; Nyikus, Vince Andras; Ghiorghiu, Serban; Morel, Philippe; Terrier, François; Becker, Christoph

Published inAmerican journal of roentgenology, vol. 182, no. 5, p. 1159-1165

Publication date2004

Abstract

We explored CT and demographic predictors for unfavorable outcome of nonoperative treatment in patients with a first event of left colonic diverticulitis.

Keywords

Acute Disease
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colonography, Computed Tomographic
Diverticulitis/radiography/therapy
Diverticulum, Colon/radiography/therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors

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POLETTI, Pierre-Alexandre Alois et al. Acute left colonic diverticulitis: can CT findings be used to predict recurrence? In: American journal of roentgenology, 2004, vol. 182, n° 5, p. 1159–1165. doi: 10.2214/ajr.182.5.1821159

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PID : unige:42028
DOI : 10.2214/ajr.182.5.1821159
PMID : 15100111

ISSN of the journal0361-803X

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Acute left colonic diverticulitis: can CT findings be used to predict recurrence?

We explored CT and demographic predictors for unfavorable outcome of nonoperative treatment in patients with a first event of left colonic diverticulitis.

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