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Medical hypothesis: speculating on the pathogenesis of acute diverticulitis
The pathogenetic process of acute diverticulitis remains speculative. According to the most widely accepted theory, the mechanism involved is “traumatic” damage to the mucosa due to fecolith impaction, as occurs in large diverticula. However, not uncommonly, diverticulitis develops in young patients...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6191870/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30386127 http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2018.0315 |