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Abstract
Haemorrhage is an occasional but sometimes serious complication of diverticulitis. This paper is a clinical study and discusses surgical treatment. Defunctioning colostomy is advocated when possible as an alternative to emergency resection.Entities:
Keywords: BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLOSTOMY; DIAGNOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; GERIATRICS; HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL; STATISTICS; SURGERY, OPERATIVE
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Year: 1963 PMID: 14058269 PMCID: PMC1413446 DOI: 10.1136/gut.4.3.273
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut ISSN: 0017-5749 Impact factor: 23.059