Abstract
Colon diverticular disease is one of the most common pathologies of the western world; the aim of our review was to collect shortly but in a systematic way the main and more recent news on the etiopathogenesis, prevention, natural history, possible clinical presentations and complications of this disease without omitting, at the end, a short report on the diagnostic techniques and on the various medical and/or surgical therapy.
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Colon diverticular disease |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 399-407 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Recenti Progressi in Medicina |
Volume | 94 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Diverticula
- Diverticulosis
- Diverticulitis
- Diverticular disease