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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2006; 12(18): 2932-2935
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932
Table 2 Patients' complications during hospitalization
| Age (yr) | < 45n = 25 (%) | >45n = 182 (%) | P value |
| Peri-diverticular air on CT | 5 (20) | 15 (8) | 0.063 |
| Abdominal abscess | 2 (8) | 4 (2) | 0.150 |
| Free perforation | 1 (4) | 5 (3) | 0.540 |
| Death | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0.598 |
| Total complication rate | 8 (32) | 24 (13) | 0.030 |
- Citation: Lahat A, Menachem Y, Avidan B, Yanai H, Sakhnini E, Bardan E, Bar-Meir S. Diverticulitis in the young patient-Is it different. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(18): 2932-2935
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i18/2932.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932