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Long-Term Use of Steroids Protects from the Development of Symptomatic Diverticulitis Requiring Hospitalization in the Asian Population

OBJECTIVE: The pathophysiology of diverticulitis is poorly understood. Factors such as physical inactivity, constipation, obesity, smoking, and the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been associated with an increased risk of diverticular disease. To evaluate whether patients ex...

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Autores principales: Chang, Shen-Shong, Hu, Hsiao-Yun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4412717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25919040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124598