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Is prophylactic resection valid as an indication for elective surgery in diverticular disease?

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether interval resection in asymptomatic patients after 1 or 2 episodes of acute diverticulitis (prophylactic resection) is justified as a means of preventing late inflammatory complications of diverticular disease. DESIGN: A retrospective analysis. SETTING: A university-af...

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Main Author: Lorimer, John W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Canadian Medical Association 1997
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3950038/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9416254
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