Open AccessAcute diverticulitis in younger patients: Any rationale for a different approach?
Author(s) -
Gil Faria,
Ana Beatriz Albino de Almeida,
Herculano Moreira,
João Pinto-de-Sousa,
Pedro Correia-da-Silva,
Amadeu Pimenta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i2.207
Subject(s) - diverticulitis , medicine , retrospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , multivariate analysis , natural history , population , surgery , gastroenterology , paleontology , environmental health , biology
To compare the natural history and course of acute diverticulitis in a younger age group with an older population and to evaluate whether younger patients should be managed differently.