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Title
The diagnosis of diverticulitis in outpatients: on what evidence?
Authors
O'Connor, Erin S; Leverson, Glen; Kennedy, Gregory; Heise, Charles P
Abstract
Diverticular disease is common in the outpatient setting; yet, rigorous study of diagnosis and management strategies is currently limited to hospitalized patients. Here, we characterize the clinical assessment generating the diagnostic label of diverticulitis in outpatients.
Publication
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2010, Vol 14, Issue 2, p303