Perforated colonic diverticulum in old age: Surgical or medical management?
Authors: Whiteoak, S., Khan, O. and Allen, S.C.
Journal: British Journal of Hospital Medicine
Volume: 70
Issue: 12
Pages: 699-703
ISSN: 1750-8460
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.12.45506
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Perforated colonic diverticulum in old age: surgical or medical management?
Authors: Whiteoak, S., Khan, O. and Allen, S.C.
Journal: Br J Hosp Med (Lond)
Volume: 70
Issue: 12
Pages: 699-703
ISSN: 1750-8460
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.12.45506
Abstract:Perforation of a colonic diverticulum is a common surgical emergency particularly in older people. Surgical treatments result in the best outcomes for patients with good functional and physiological status, but for frailer patients there are minimally invasive and medical alternatives. This article considers the evidence for the different options.
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Perforated colonic diverticulum in old age: surgical or medical management?
Authors: Whiteoak, S., Khan, O. and Allen, S.C.
Journal: British Journal of Hospital Medicine
Volume: 70
Pages: 699-703
ISSN: 1750-8460
Abstract:Perforation of a colonic diverticulum is a common surgical emergency particularly in older people. Surgical treatments result in the best outcomes for patients with good functional and physiological status, but for frailer patients there are minimally invasive and medical alternatives. This article considers the evidence for the different options.
Source: Manual
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Perforated colonic diverticulum in old age: surgical or medical management?
Authors: Whiteoak, S., Khan, O. and Allen, S.C.
Journal: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)
Volume: 70
Issue: 12
Pages: 699-703
ISSN: 1750-8460
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.12.45506
Abstract:Perforation of a colonic diverticulum is a common surgical emergency particularly in older people. Surgical treatments result in the best outcomes for patients with good functional and physiological status, but for frailer patients there are minimally invasive and medical alternatives. This article considers the evidence for the different options.
Source: Europe PubMed Central