Risk of colectomy after conservative treatment of diverticulitis of the left hemicolon complicated by abdominal or pelvic abscess: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Acute diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon is increasingly treated by a non-operative approach. The need for colectomy after recovery from a flare of acute diverticulitis of the left colon, complicated diverticular abscess is still controversial. The primary aim of this study is to asses...
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| Main Authors: | Helmut Friess, Maximilian Sohn, Ayman Agha, Igors Iesalnieks, Alfred Hochrein, Anna Tiefes, Dirk Wilhelm, Stephan Schorn |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-12-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/12/e042350.full |
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