Interdisciplinary Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease

• Authors: Anna Pietrzak , Michał Mik , Witold Bartnik , Adam Dziki , Piotr Krokowicz
• Languages of publication: EN
• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 294-310

Dates

published

1 - 05 - 2013

online

12 - 06 - 2013

Contributors

author

Anna Pietrzak

• Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education in Warsaw
• Department of Oncological Gastroenterology M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute in Warsaw

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Michał Mik

• Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Medical University in Łódż

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Witold Bartnik

• Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education in Warsaw
• Department of Oncological Gastroenterology M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute in Warsaw

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Adam Dziki

• Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Medical University in Łódż

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Piotr Krokowicz

• Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, J. Struś Memorial Hospital in Poznań

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DOI

10.2478/pjs-2013-0045