Primary epiploic appendagitis: compared with diverticulitis and focused on obesity and recurrence

Background/Aims There is limited data to compare the clinical characteristics and recurrence rates between left-sided primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) versus left-sided acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD), and right-sided PEA versus right-sided ACD, respectively. Methods We retrospectively reviewe...

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Published in:	Intestinal Research
Main Authors:	Youn I Choi, Hyun Sun Woo, Jun-Won Chung, Young Sup Shim, Kwang An Kwon, Kyoung Oh Kim, Yoon Jae Kim, Dong Kyun Park
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2019-10-01
Subjects:	appendage diverticulitis, colonic recurrence obesity
Online Access:	http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2018-00148.pdf