Right-sided acute diverticulitis in the West: experience at a university hospital in Argentina
Purpose In the West, diverticular disease is located mainly in the left colon. However, it can also present in the right colon, with an incidence of 1% to 2% in Caucasians. The purpose of this study was to describe our experience in right-sided acute diverticulitis (RD). Methods In this retrospectiv...
Main Authors: | René M. Palacios Huatuco, Diana A. Pantoja Pachajoa, Julian E. Liaño, Héctor A. Picón Molina, Rafael Palencia, Alejandro M. Doniquian, Matías Parodi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Coloproctology
2023-04-01
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Series: | Annals of Coloproctology |
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Online Access: | http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2021-00402-0057.pdf |
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