Diverticular disease
Subtitle: emerging evidence in a common condition : proceedings of the Falk Symposium 148 held in Munich, Germany, June 17-18, 2005
By: edited by W. Kruis ... [et al.].
Contributors: Kruis, W.
Series: Falk symposium -- 148
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Norwell, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781402043178
Subjects: Diverticulitis -- Diagnosis.; Diverticulitis -- Treatment.; Diverticulosis, Colonic -- Congresses.; Diverticulitis, Colonic -- Congresses.; Diverticulum, Colon -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Treating patients with abdominal symptoms secondary to colonic diverticula is daily practice for general practitioners, gastroenterologists, surgeons and other physicians. At first sight, diagnosis and therapy seem to be straightforward. Nevertheless, discussions on details concerning understanding and management of this disorder often reveal differing views and immediately demonstrate that many questions remain unresolved. An approach to diverticular disease that is generally accepted is lacking. One reason may be that there is a certain paucity of scientific discussion. In contrast to other topics, diverticular disease is rarely found on the agenda of meetings and symposia. The book covers many aspects of diverticular disease, from new scientific knowledge to exchange of clinical experience,
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.