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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2011; 17(2): 207-212
Published online Jan 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i2.207
Acute diverticulitis in younger patients: Any rationale for a different approach?
Gil R Faria, Ana B Almeida, Herculano Moreira, João Pinto-de-Sousa, Pedro Correia-da-Silva, Amadeu P Pimenta
Gil R Faria, Ana B Almeida, Herculano Moreira, João Pinto-de-Sousa, Pedro Correia-da-Silva, Amadeu P Pimenta, Department of General Surgery, Hospital de São João, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, HSJ, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Gil R Faria, Herculano Moreira, João Pinto-de-Sousa, Amadeu P Pimenta, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, HSJ 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
João Pinto-de-Sousa, Amadeu P Pimenta, Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology of the University of Porto - IPATIMUP - Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n , 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: Faria GR and Almeida AB collected the data; Faria GR and Pinto-de-Sousa J analyzed the results; Faria GR and Moreira H wrote the article; Moreira H and Correia-da-Silva P designed the study; Pinto-de-Sousa J and Pimenta AP reviewed the article.
Correspondence to: Gil R Faria, MD, MSc, Department of General Surgery, Hospital de São João, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, HSJ, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. gilfaria@netcabo.pt
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Received: March 30, 2010
Revised: May 5, 2010
Accepted: May 12, 2010
Published online: January 14, 2011
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