Incidence and recurrence rate of sigmoid diverticulitis in patients requiring admission to hospital in Iceland from 1985 to 2014: nationwide population-based register study

Abstract Background Diverticulitis is the most common complication of diverticular disease, affecting 10–25 per cent of patients with diverticula. A retrospective, nationwide, population-based cohort study was performed to analyse the incidence and recurrence rate of sigmoid diverticulitis requiring...

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Published in:BJS Open
Main Authors: Alexandersson, B T, Stefánsson, T
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2020
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50336
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