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Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies for Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease of the...

Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies for Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease of the...

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Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies for Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease of the Colon

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Full title

Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies for Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease of the Colon

Publisher

New York: Springer US

Journal title

Digestive diseases and sciences, 2016, Vol.61 (3), p.673-683

Language

English

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Publisher

New York: Springer US

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Colonic diverticulosis imposes a significant burden on industrialized societies. The current accepted causes of diverticula formation include low fiber content in the western diet with decreased intestinal content and size of the lumen, leading to the transmission of muscular contraction pressure to the wall of the colon, inducing the formation of...

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Full title

Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies for Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease of the Colon

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1942221129

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1942221129

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ISSN

0163-2116

E-ISSN

1573-2568

DOI

10.1007/s10620-015-3925-0

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