Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 359485, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/359485
Case Report

Current Recommendations on Diagnosis and Management of Right-Sided Diverticulitis

Dana A. Telem, Kerri E. Buch, Scott Q. Nguyen, Edward H. Chin, Kaare J. Weber, and Celia M. Divino

Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1259, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA

Received 10 October 2008; Accepted 18 January 2009

Academic Editor: Stanley Ashley

Copyright © 2009 Dana A. Telem et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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